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Dutchess BOCES projects 4.5% administrative budget increase; Arlington share to rise about $88,000
Summary
Dutchess County BOCES officials told the Arlington Central School District board that the component-district administrative budget for 2025–26 would rise about 4.5% overall, driven largely by retiree health insurance and enrollment increases; Arlington’s share was presented as roughly $88,000 higher than the prior year.
Matt Metzger, a Dutchess County BOCES representative, told the Arlington Central School District Board of Education that the BOCES administrative budget for 2025–26 shows a 4.5% increase in appropriations and will require a roughly 7.9% increase in the component-district charge. Metzger said the increase is driven in part by higher retiree health insurance costs and enrollment growth across BOCES programs.
Metzger said retiree health insurance is a major driver: “We have about 325 retirees that we need to cover,” and he said the budget blends a 7% assumed rise in health insurance with other costs. He told the board that non‑retiree administrative expenses are projected to rise less than 2% while the retiree-health line pushes the blended increase to about 4.5%.
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