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Three Village Central School District work session, date not confirmed yet

1 h 26 min · 0 public speakers

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Three Village budget workshop reviews $1,860,000 gap and 12% health insurance increase 16:26

  • A district staff member presented the proposed budget, saying the gap between projected revenue and spending was $1,860,000. 16:26
  • The staff member said health insurance rates would rise 12%, capital projects would rise from $1.5 million to $3 million and the tax cap would be 4.54%. 17:32
  • The staff member said the board is scheduled to adopt the budget April 15. 20:02
  • Speakers then asked about health insurance cost comparisons, prekindergarten aid and a possible timeline for expanding the academy to 8th grade. 34:58
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda 15:30
    • The meeting opened with the pledge, and no changes to the agenda were reported. 15:30
  2. Budget presentation 16:26
    • The staff member said 21 teachers announced retirements, 11 of whom would not need to be replaced, and a 25% across-the-board reduction to budget codes saves over $3 million. 16:26
    • The staff member said going to a contingency budget would require an additional $8.1 million in cuts. 16:26
    • A district staff member said the governor proposed a minimum 1% increase in foundation aid, worth about $300,000 to the district, and that the budget assumes zero prekindergarten aid. 18:39
  3. Supplies, health insurance and costs 33:15
    • A board member asked whether the supply reductions affected classroom resources, and a staff member said the focus was on ink, paper and memos. 33:15
    • A staff member said the district's health insurance costs were about $11 million less than the state health insurance plan over the last 10 years. 35:06
    • A speaker asked what methods the state plan uses to keep costs down, and the staff member said a comparison of the 2 plans would be sent. 43:37
  4. Prekindergarten funding 50:05
    • A speaker said a full-day program should be discussed for future years if per-student aid rises to $10,000. 50:05
    • A staff member said the district gets $2,700 per student for 204 students in the half-day program and would get $5,000 per student under the governor's proposal. 50:39
    • The staff member said full access would require 10 more teaching staff and could balance out or lose money. 52:15
  5. Academy expansion to 8th grade 55:06
    • A speaker asked about a timeline for an 8th grade academy program and interest from out-of-district students. 55:06
    • A staff member said nonresident tuition is about $113,000 per student and suggested bringing the idea to the Alternative Ed Committee and Program Review Committee. 55:28
    • Asked whether space could be found for next year if the committee finds it viable, the staff member said yes. 59:56
  6. Interest earnings on district funds 1:04:19
    • A staff member said the district earns around 3.5 on deposits because of limits on what it can invest in. 1:04:31
  7. Spending reductions and arts programming 1:08:22
    • A staff member said the district uses 5 different testing programs and is working to limit that number. 1:08:32
    • A staff member said a financial forecasting program costing $22,000 is being removed. 1:11:40
    • A speaker asked about expanding the partnership with PTAs on cultural arts programming. 1:12:55
  8. Poverty levels and state aid 1:15:13
    • A speaker asked for an explanation of how the poverty index is calculated and affects state aid. 1:15:13
    • A staff member said the district receives some federal aid but it is not a significant source of revenue. 1:20:55
  9. Community outreach and adjournment 1:21:49
    • A speaker said the district will create a Three Village Budget Facebook page and an Ask Three Village option for budget questions. 1:22:14
    • The speaker said about $2 million still needs to be found and a plan will be discussed at upcoming meetings. 1:24:37

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Workshop 03/11/26”