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District warns of steep health-insurance and inflationary budget pressures

Watertown City School District Board of Education · February 5, 2026
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Summary

District finance staff reported cost pressures including a projected 20% increase in health-insurance premiums and other rising expenses; the FAF committee is convening additional budget meetings and the tax-cap calculation currently estimates about a 2.6% allowable increase.

Assistant superintendent for operations and finance briefed the board on near-term budget pressures and steps under way to refine the 2026–27 budget.

The presenter reported a new partnership with Educational Data Services had produced roughly $136,932 in savings compared with other cooperative options, and noted the district’s…

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