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Londonderry budget workshop highlights health‑insurance spike and a full‑day kindergarten warrant article that leaders say will be tax‑positive
Summary
District administrators told the school board Dec. 18 that health‑insurance costs have jumped sharply this year and outlined a proposed Warrant Article to implement full‑day kindergarten across three elementary schools; officials said the move would reduce operating costs in year one and could raise recurring revenue if enrollment rises.
District officials spent most of the Dec. 18 meeting laying out the draft fiscal 2027 budget, explaining a sharp rise in employee health‑insurance costs and presenting a Warrant Article that would introduce full‑day kindergarten to three elementary schools beginning in 2026‑27.
Amity Small, the business administrator, said personnel costs remain the largest driver of the budget and that the district uses an October 1 head count and collective bargaining agreements to calculate default versus proposed spending. “Our total budget for health insurance had overall a 13.72 increase,” she said, summarizing actuarial notices from the district insurers and noting a range of increases across plans.
Colleen Lewis, the new finance director, walked the board through revenues, saying the advocacy grant (state adequacy funding) and the state property‑tax distribution (SWEPT) remain the district’s largest revenue sources. Lewis also noted that tuition for Hooksett students will be set at $17,910 per student for FY27…
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