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Farmington Board tentatively approves $86.86M 2026–27 budget after daylong page-by-page review
Summary
At a Jan. 31 budget workshop, the Farmington Board of Education tentatively approved the superintendent's recommended $86,858,554 2026–27 budget after a line-by-line review; major drivers include a 9.42% increase in health/benefits, contractual teacher salary increases and higher special-education and transportation costs.
Farmington — The Farmington Board of Education on Saturday tentatively approved a $86,858,554 operating budget for the 2026–27 school year after a two-session, page-by-page budget workshop.
Superintendent Janani presented the recommended spending plan as an investment in priorities including special education, staffing adjustments tied to enrollment changes, and technology. "This resulted in a reduction from initial proposals of roughly $1,200,000," Janani said as he described the 0-based budgeting process used to refine the recommendation. He also called out the major cost drivers: special-education needs, contractual salary obligations and rising benefits costs.
Why it matters: The tentative vote sends the budget forward for final consideration at the board's next meeting while giving the public and board additional time to review details. The spending plan funds staffing and program priorities but relies on several moving parts — grant offsets, teacher turnover assumptions and state reimbursements for special-education placements — that administrators said require continued monitoring.
What the board approved: After administration walked the board through the budget…
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