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Presenter outlines state budget moves that could add roughly $130,000 to district funding
Summary
At the March 23 board meeting, the budget presenter summarized one-house proposals including a doubled hold-harmless from 1% to 2% (about $130,000 for the district), proposed UPK funding increases, and foundation-aid weight changes affecting ELL and foster placements.
Mr. Bartlett, the district's budget presenter, walked the board through the current one‑house iterations of the New York state budget and their likely effects on Jamesville‑DeWitt. He emphasized that these are proposals and the final state budget is due April 1.
"So both the assembly and the senate rejected the executive's 1% proposal and essentially doubled that to 2%. So for our district, that would mean essentially another $130,000 in addition to what was proposed under the executive budget," Mr. Bartlett said, describing the "hold harmless" change as the first notable item. He also highlighted a proposed UPK per‑pupil funding increase (from about $5,400 to roughly $10,000 in the proposals) and suggested that both houses have proposed changes to foundation-aid weightings for English language learners and foster placements, which could affect per‑pupil calculations if the district falls on‑formula rather than whole‑harmless.
Bartlett cautioned that none of the proposals are final until the state enacts a budget, and he outlined next steps: the district will present updated numbers on April 6 if the state budget is released on time, and finance committee work will continue ahead of the April 20 'pencil down' meeting. The board received the update for planning and did not take immediate action at the meeting.
