Mount Sinai UFSD budget preview flags higher debt-service and rising transportation costs
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Summary
District staff told the meeting transportation is a major budget driver with a 2.5% contractual increase and said debt-service and installment-purchase debt are projected at about $10 million, up $2.7 million from the prior period.
Speaker 2 (role not specified) presented an early look at budget planning, calling transportation a "huge driver" of district expenditures and outlining preliminary figures.
Speaker 2 said the district has a set contract for private transportation and is facing a contractual increase of 2.5% for the 2025–27 school year. "We anticipate we're gonna spend about $4,000,000," Speaker 2 said when discussing transportation-related expenditures.
On debt, Speakers 2 and 3 discussed increases in debt-service and installment-purchase obligations. The transcript records a total for that area of approximately $10,000,000 and an increase of about $2,700,000 compared with the prior period; the speakers described that as part of the first portion of the district's budget presentation.
Operational and activity costs were also illustrated: Speaker 1 listed examples such as reconditioning, off-site location fees, tournament fees, and athletic equipment (the record gives an example figure of roughly $60,000). Materials and supplies last year were cited at $90,000, and the transcript shows that amount divided across 61 teams — approximately $1,500 per team.
The meeting record shows these figures as preliminary budget information; the transcript does not record a board vote or final adoption of a budget in this session. District leaders said they will continue to refine estimates and present subsequent budget details at future meetings.