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Board approves MCIE membership budget; committee previews 2026–27 budget with 3.5% tax increase

Colonial School District Board · February 23, 2026

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Summary

The board approved a $1,695,550 MCIE membership-services budget (a $71,090, 4.3% increase) with Colonial School District’s contribution rising to $109,186 (up $4,509). Plans committee also reviewed a preliminary 2026–27 budget that includes a proposed 3.5% tax increase.

The Colonial School District board voted to approve the 2026–27 MCIE membership services budget as presented, which projects a $71,090 increase to a total of $1,695,550, a 4.3% rise over the prior year. The district’s stated contribution will increase by $4,509 to $109,186, a 4.39% change.

During committee reports, the Plans Committee reported it had met Feb. 2 and advanced items that were approved at tonight’s meeting, including the MCI human services budget and spring school budgets for PW and CMS. The committee also reviewed a preliminary 2026–27 school-year budget that includes a proposed 3.5% tax increase; the committee presentation was a preview and the transcript does not record final budget adoption or a timetable for formal adoption.

A motion to approve the MCIE membership budget was made, seconded and approved in open session; the public transcript does not include a roll-call vote or recorded tallies.