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Beekmantown superintendent outlines preliminary 2025–26 budget, flags bus purchases and state aid uncertainty
Summary
Superintendent and business manager presented a preliminary 2025–26 rollover budget showing a roughly $900,000 increase to the district's tax levy limit, a four-bus purchase year (including a wheelchair-accessible bus) and uncertainty around state Foundation Aid, retirement rates and health-insurance costs.
Superintendent of Schools presented a preliminary 2025–26 rollover budget to the Beekmantown Central School District board, saying the tax levy limit could rise from about $24.2 million to $25.1 million — an increase of roughly $900,000 (about 3.71%) if current estimates hold.
The presentation was led by the superintendent and Jen Parliament, the district's business manager, who described the plan as a starting point subject to change as the state's Foundation Aid formula and other figures are finalized.
The nut graf: District leaders said the draft is intentionally conservative and largely a rollover from the current year; critical inputs that could change the numbers include the Foundation Aid award, health-insurance rates and updated retirement-system rates.
Key figures and program details
- Tax levy: Using the draft inputs presented, the tax levy limit would increase to roughly $25.1 million from $24.2 million (an increase of about…
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