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Belleville board advances tentative 2025-26 budget submission amid public questions over costs and line items
Summary
The Belleville Public School District board approved a tentative budget for county review while residents pressed for more detail on transportation, facility repairs and specific purchase orders. Administrators said the district remains roughly $12 million underfunded under the state's formula and outlined major cost drivers.
The Belleville Board of Education on Monday approved a tentative budget package to submit to the county for technical review, while residents pressed administrators for clearer line‑item detail and questioned several proposed facility and purchasing expenses.
Board staff presented the tentative budget as required by state law and said it will be revised ahead of a public hearing to adopt the final proposed budget. "This right now is the tentative budget," Mr. Paladino said during his report, adding the district must submit an imbalanced (tentative) budget to the county office by Wednesday for technical review.
The board and administration emphasized the submission is preliminary and subject to change before the April public hearing. "Starting tomorrow...we will do our best to whittle down what is being presented this evening to get to a more amenable budget," Mr. Paladino said, naming himself, Superintendent Nicholas Perapata, Mr. Egan and Dr. DeLeia as the administrative review team.
Why it matters: the tentative plan frames next year’s spending and signals where cuts or reallocation may be needed. Administrators identified several major drivers of…
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