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Monroe-Woodbury board reviews 2026–27 noninstructional budget; electric buses and health insurance top costs
Summary
At a Jan. 25 board meeting the district’s assistant superintendent for business gave the first public review of next year’s noninstructional budget, flagging a state zero-emission bus mandate and a 7% projected rise in health‑insurance premiums as key cost drivers while noting state aid growth may help narrow the gap.
Patrick Cahill, assistant superintendent for business management services, opened the public review of Monroe‑Woodbury Central School District’s 2026–27 noninstructional budget and described several cost pressures the district is still finalizing.
Cahill said the state’s zero‑emission bus (ZEB) requirements mean any new bus purchased after July 1, 2027 must be electric, and that an initial quote for an electric bus was roughly $534,000 compared with about $200,000 for a conventional diesel bus. He said electrification also requires “a pretty substantial capital investment to essentially reconfigure our entire bus garage” to add charging infrastructure and related electrical work. Cahill noted districts can…
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