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Board approves 2025-26 budget priorities, adds classroom positions and keeps LOB at 31%

3570717 · May 27, 2025
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Summary

The Board approved the district’s fiscal priorities for 2025-26, including added classroom positions, a 4.62% compensation package and the plan to notify the county clerk of the tax-rate maximum. The district reported a net funding increase and targeted staffing additions from the needs assessment.

Pam Kelly, the district’s director of finance, told the board May 27 that Derby Public Schools expects a net increase of approximately $2,751,000 in funding for the coming fiscal year after accounting for a $205,000 decrease tied to the elimination of some reimbursements. Using that net increase, the district built a budget that funds new positions and a compensation package of 4.62 percent for eligible staff.

Kelly said the budget assumes the local option budget (LOB) remains at 31 percent, capital outlay at 8 mills, and a special…

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