Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Timberlane elementary principals outline FY27 needs as committee accepts budgets for review
Summary
Elementary-school leaders told the Timberlane Regional School District budget committee that supplies, library restorations, online math programs and furniture replacement drive FY27 costs; the committee voted unanimously to accept the elementary budgets for review pending further documentation and grant outcomes.
Steve Harris, principal at Atkinson Academy, and Mary Sullivan, principal at Pollard, presented the Timberlane Regional School District’s elementary-school operating and replacement requests on Sept. 25 and described the primary cost drivers the budget committee should expect to see in the elementary packet.
Harris told the committee the elementary group expects about 1,600 students in 2026–27 across five schools and “about 365 staff members,” noting that the slides show the FY25 actuals, FY26 voted figures and the FY27 requests. Sullivan said the district’s biggest elementary operating driver is basic supplies — "pencils and paper and glue and scissors" — and added that restored library…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
