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Board hears non-personnel budget breakdown as transportation costs face sharp uncertainty
Summary
District staff presented a proposed 2026–27 non-personnel budget of just over $34 million (about 32% of a $105 million planning envelope), highlighted drivers such as special education and BOCES contracts, and warned transportation costs could rise as much as 18% under new contractor terms; the board approved a bond resolution to borrow for Briarwood repairs.
The WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT on March 5 heard a detailed presentation of the non-personnel portion of the district’s proposed 2026–27 budget and approved a bond resolution authorizing borrowings for a Briarwood capital project.
Finance staff said the planning budget envelope is $105,000,000 and that non-personnel line items total just over $34,000,000 (about 32% of the total), with people-related costs comprising roughly two-thirds of the full budget. The five largest non-personnel categories identified were: special education (~$9.2 million), transportation (~$5.8 million), operations/maintenance/security (~$5.5 million), technology (~$3.6 million), and debt service (~$2.6 million).
On special education, the presenter said most of…
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