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Middle Country Central School District warns of roughly $1 million preliminary budget gap as costs rise
Summary
District finance staff told the board the district received a 'no designation' on the Comptroller's fiscal stress index but was assigned 15 points and faces a preliminary $1,000,000 budget gap driven by special-education costs, a likely 15% jump in transportation after a new RFP, and rising health-insurance and liability costs.
Presenter (Budget Development) opened the 2026–27 budget kickoff and told the Board that the district did not receive a formal Comptroller fiscal-stress designation but was assigned 15 points under the New York State Comptroller's fiscal stress monitoring system. The presenter said the points reflect past operating deficits and low fund balances and urged attention to reserves.
The presenter identified the largest cost drivers: contractual obligations and health-care costs ("they represent three quarters of…
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