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Newburgh City School District presents next year’s budgets, including large safety technology ask
Summary
District leaders outlined departmental budgets — HR ($1.35M), business office ($2.04M), transportation ($28.57M), operations (~$17M) — and a substantial safety and security technology request that would expand AI metal detectors, cameras, radios and a command center; officials emphasized privacy compliance and piloting before broad rollout.
The Newburgh City School District presented next year’s departmental budgets and a sizable request to expand safety technology during a budget workshop.
Officials opened with functional area overviews. The communications office said it has two staff and that its proposal includes continuation of public relations consultants and contractual salary increases, producing a year‑over‑year increase "of just under $68,000," the presenter said. Human resources (Miss Holder) described a $1,353,704 proposed budget, an increase of $541,894, and said the division includes three new HR positions added for 2025–26 plus a part‑time addition and software purchases to streamline systems. The business office presented a $2,040,000 budget that includes higher fiscal agent fees tied to planned debt issuance for capital projects. Transportation reported a proposed $28,570,000 budget covering increased special education transportation and buses tied to a new CTE building; presenters said district buses travel…
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