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BOCES rate rise and SRO cost-sharing drive projected $2.37M increase in Yorktown instructional budget
Summary
District staff said higher BOCES CTE rates and negotiated SRO cost increases largely account for projected budget growth; staff said SRO headcount will not change and BOCES restructured sessions, raising the per-student cost to about $13,800.
A district budget staff member (speaking at the meeting and later referred to in discussion as Lisa) reviewed preliminary 2026-27 budget projections and told trustees the instructional budget is expected to rise by approximately $2.37 million (about 3.3% year-over-year).
Lisa identified several drivers: contractual salary increases for teachers, higher costs for out-of-district special-education placements (an estimated $200,000 increase in that line), and a $218,000 increase in the career-and-technical-education line attributed entirely to Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES raising its per-student rate to about $13,800 as it moves from a three-session to a two-session model. "That line is 100% BOCES," the presenter said.
On school-resource-officer costs, staff said the district will continue to fund five SROs (one per school) and will not add officers; the projected increase in the supervisory line largely reflects negotiated town contract rate adjustments and cost-sharing changes, not new personnel. "We're still maintaining the five SROs, one per school," Lisa said.
Overall, the presenter summarized the current projection as roughly a $2.37 million increase for general and special-education instruction, and reminded trustees of the budget calendar: a final presentation next week, board discussion before adoption (April 20), a public budget hearing on May 11 and the budget vote on May 19.
