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TST BOCES officials outline budget increases, program expansions and short‑term borrowing practice
Summary
TST BOCES Superintendent Lily Talcott and assistant superintendent Dave Parsons told the Ithaca board the regional BOCES budget shows a modest 0.13% increase driven by contractual obligations, program expansion (CTE machining), and salary/benefit shifts; presenters described aid ratios and a short‑term borrowing practice that generates regional interest income.
Lily Talcott, superintendent of TST BOCES, and Dave Parsons, assistant superintendent, presented the regional BOCES budget to the Ithaca City School District board on March 10, explaining why next year’s initial service request shows a 0.13% increase and what that means for component districts.
Talcott framed the presentation around New York State’s “New York Inspires” priorities and the local plan to regionalize services for economies of scale. She said the BOCES aid ratio returns about 46.6 cents for every aidable dollar, and that some changes reflect program requests from districts and contractual obligations. “For every dollar that is BOCES‑aidable, you get 46.6¢ back on that…
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