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Shannidora school board adopts hybrid health‑insurance option and approves FY2027 budget request
Summary
After a detailed staff presentation and debate over carrier networks and employee costs, the board approved Option E — a package of deductible, co‑pay and employee‑contribution changes — and then approved the FY2027 budget and capital plan that reflects that health‑insurance choice.
The Shannidora County School Board voted March 12 to adopt a package of health‑insurance changes designed to reduce the district’s near‑term budget ask of the county while sharing some increased costs with employees. The board then approved the superintendent’s FY2027 budget and capital improvement plan, which incorporates that insurance decision.
Superintendent Dr. Shepard presented five options to cover an anticipated health‑insurance increase, laying out estimated total premium cost increases and the dollar amount the division would request from the Board of Supervisors under each scenario. Option A kept the current plan and would have required roughly $1.3 million from the county;…
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