West Point Public Schools board adopts proposed 2025–26 budget

The West Point Public Schools board voted to adopt the division’s proposed 2025–26 budget as presented during its regular meeting.

Board members were told the division’s funding ‘ask’ remains at 295 (figure stated in the meeting transcript as “the 295”); the presenter cautioned that final state funding could change until the governor signs the budget and said the division will continue coordination with the town manager. The board moved, seconded and approved the budget; the transcript records the outcome as “all favor” and “motion carries.”

The budget discussion followed routine consent-agenda approvals and presentations earlier in the meeting. No detailed line-item vote or numerical tally was recorded in the transcript excerpt; the motion was adopted by voice vote as captured in the meeting audio/transcript. The presenter said allocations in the 611 (school-age) and 619 (preschool flow-through) plans support partial salaries for special education staff and instructional materials, and the division reported it has met state maintenance-of-effort requirements for special education funding.

Board members asked whether the town had updated its part of the funding; the presenter said they had not been notified of any change. The board chair called the motion and the vote was recorded in the transcript as unanimous in favor.

Next steps: staff will continue discussions with the town manager and revise budget numbers if needed once final state allocations are confirmed. No additional votes on the budget were recorded during the meeting.