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Easton BOE seeks $23.08M for FY27, adds $1M for medical insurance; Region 9 request reduces Easton’s share
Summary
Easton school leaders presented a $23,078,621 FY27 budget request (10.79% increase) that includes a newly added $1,000,000 to cover higher medical insurance costs; Region 9 presented a $27,226,097 budget with Easton's share falling to 50.60% ($13,776,405), a -1.81% change for Easton.
Easton school officials presented their FY2026–27 spending request at the Board of Finance public hearing on March 23.
Jason McKinnon, Region 9 superintendent, and Devon Wible, chair of the Easton Board of Education, presented the Easton BOE request of $23,078,621, a $2,247,834 (10.79%) increase over the prior year. The BOE request includes a recently added $1,000,000 line item to address higher medical insurance costs, which presenters identified as a major driver of the education increase.
Region 9 officials — represented at the hearing by Mr. McKinnon and Region 9 Board Chair Chris Parkin — presented a Region 9 FY27 budget of $27,226,097, an increase of 2.78%. Because Easton’s apportionment changed to 50.60% (down from 52.97%), Easton’s share for Region 9 is listed at $13,776,405, a decrease of $254,030 (-1.81%) for Easton compared with the prior year.
Public comment on the education requests was recorded during the hearing; minutes identify speakers who asked questions or made comments but do not provide full verbatim exchanges in the record. The minutes note the Region 9 public hearing on its budget will be held April 1, 2026, at Joel Barlow High School.
Board materials include education capital and maintenance items — for example, a $250,000 BOE maintenance request and a $50,000 library oil tank replacement — listed among other town capital needs. The BOF will review the education presentations alongside town operating and revenue assumptions before making formal budget recommendations to set the mill rate.
