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Londonderry administrators present FY27 budget as health‑care costs and lost federal grants drive rise
Summary
District administrators presented a FY27 budget that is roughly 4.33% higher than last year, driven primarily by health‑insurance cost increases and the loss of three federal grants; officials previewed a December budget review schedule and a voter warrant for full‑day kindergarten that could reshape elementary school configuration.
Administrators presented the Londonderry School District’s proposed FY27 budget on Tuesday, telling the school board the operating budget is about 4.33% higher than last year and that several one‑time and recurring pressures are driving the increase.
At a meeting in the Londonderry High School cafeteria, district presenters said a large driver is a health‑insurance cost increase — described in the presentation as an 11.7% rate rise — and a separate one‑time assessment from the School Care pool that came in this fall for roughly $2.0 million. Presenters also said the district lost three federal grants over the summer (Title II, Title IV and Perkins) totaling about $230,000 and that the FY27 request builds in partial local funding to sustain programs if federal support remains uncertain.
District officials gave the…
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