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Middletown schools ask council for 4% increase as enrollment dips, special-ed and transportation costs rise
Summary
Superintendent William Niemeyer presented a proposed school budget asking the council for a 4% municipal increase. The district said the request is intended to maintain core services amid falling enrollment, rising health-care and transportation costs, and special-education spending, and that roughly 20 positions would be reduced through attrition if smaller increases are approved.
Superintendent William Niemeyer told the council the school district is requesting a 4% municipal increase (about $1.3 million) for FY2026–27 to preserve core academic and student-support services. He said the district had made targeted reductions, pursued efficiency measures and expanded grant-writing and shared services, but continues to face cost increases the district cannot absorb without additional municipal support.
Niemeyer said state aid will decrease next year by roughly $260,000 and that health‑care and…
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