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Goshen board reviews $102 million preliminary budget, targets December capital-project vote
Summary
District officials presented a preliminary $102 million budget with a $6.2 million gap, proposed bonds to buy five new buses and flagged a December capital-project vote for facility upgrades including a high-school roof replacement. Board members pressed staff on insurance and retirement cost drivers.
GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — The district presented a preliminary $102,000,000 budget on Feb. 9 that leaves a projected $6,200,000 gap and identifies staffing and benefits as the largest drivers of future spending.
“A projected budget is $102,000,000, leaving us with a budget gap of $6,200,000,” the presenter said. Officials told the board they will consider appropriating fund balance or reductions as the district refines instructional- and noninstructional-side figures ahead of an April adoption vote.
Why it matters: benefits, staff salaries and mandated costs account for the bulk of the district’s noninstructional increases, officials said,…
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