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Webster Central board workshop centers on state-aid shifts, UPK math and use of $3 million in reserves
Summary
At an April 7 budget workshop, district staff told the Webster Central School District board that foundation aid appears secure at 2.9%, BOCES aid should rise about $150,000, and universal pre-K (UPK) funding projections overstate likely receipts because state figures use maximum allocations rather than real enrollment. Staff said the 2026–27 budget plans to use $3 million in reserves and cautioned that retirement and health-care cost changes could widen future gaps.
The Webster Central School District Board of Education spent its April 7 budget workshop focused on revenue drivers for the 2026–27 budget, with district staff walking trustees through state-aid projections, tax-rate mechanics, UPK funding calculations and planned use of reserves.
Presenter opened the workshop by saying, “I think the theme of this workshop is all about revenue,” and laid out projections for foundation aid, expense-based aids and local tax effects. The presenter told the board the district’s foundation-aid number is effectively set at about 2.9% under the state formula and that a recent SAPE (small-area poverty) update modestly increased the district’s entitlement.
That stability, staff said, is tempered by volatility in other aid lines and local revenue: transportation aid ratios are forecast to dip slightly (from about 68.5% to 67.7%) while BOCES aid should increase after the state raised the threshold for aidable BOCES salaries. “We’re projecting an increase of about $150,000 more in BOCES aid,” the…
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