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Colchester Public
Schools
FY 2026-2027
Budget Presentation
Maintaining Systems | Creating Stability | Securing Futures
District
Snapshot
Certified Staff: 247.3 FTE
Four schools serving the
Colchester community
Non-Certified Staff: 174.9 FTE
COC CC
Budget Drivers
Transportation Contract
$1,877,445.00
— 2
\ Athletics & Clubs
$530,651.00
Regular Education Salaries _
& Benefits $31,415,555.00
Other - Supplies, Legal,
Professional Services,
Insurance, Tuition & Etc
$4,491,365.00
Increased District
Medical Expense
Health Insurance &
Health Reserve
“ (Y) >
=e
Claims over
$125,000
The
Problem
MT
monitoring the
account carefully,
but using faulty
fe Fe
Health Insurance Reserve Issue
What We Are
Doing Now
e Independent
Projection
e Internal
Verification
e Regular Board
reporting
e BOE Audit
Why This
Matters
Important to see
what went wrong
and why
Increased
contribution
restores stability
Cost
Control &
ETfTICIeENCcIesS
Grant funding supporting facilities
Improvements
Ongoing review of insurance and
cost containment strategies
Careful review of spending during
BOE budget process
COC CC
What the Budget
Preserves
Student support and services
COC CC
Stable learning environments
Safe school and facilities
for students
Looking Ahead
Health reserve restored to sustainable range
COLCHESTER
PUBLIC SCHOOLS