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BOCES budget presentation: modest admin charge increase for districts, major capital phase for regional Ed Center

BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education · January 28, 2026
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Area BOCES officials told the board their administrative budget rose modestly while a planned capital program (including an 80,000 sq. ft. Ed Center addition and a dormitory-authority bond payment) is driving a larger capital charge to component districts.

Representatives from Area BOCES presented administrative and capital budget proposals that affect the 15-component districts, including Binghamton. Rebecca Stone and Chrissy Choi said both budgets are charged using WADA (daily attendance) methodology set by state statute and that the administrative budget is limited to four categories: board of education, superintendent’s office, human resources and the business office.

Stone said the region’s WADA…

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