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Henniker board adopts 2026 budget; warns special-education costs drive tax projection
Summary
The Henniker School Board adopted a proposed 2026 budget that would increase spending 2.98%. Administrators said special-education tuition, insurance rates and a negotiated teachers’ contract are the largest drivers; projected tax-rate effects could add about $1.26 per $1,000 assessed value if all warrant items pass.
The Henniker School Board voted on Jan. 13 to adopt a proposed 2026 school budget that raises spending by 2.98, driven largely by special-education costs, health insurance increases and the negotiated teachers’ contract.
Chris, who presented the reconciliation and revenues, said the district faces a combination of rising costs and uncertain state revenue. “Revenues from the state are projected to be less next year... predominantly due to a grant... called the extraordinary needs grant,” he said, explaining a projected loss of roughly $102,000 in that grant alone…
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