CSD Board of Directors Summer work session 7-22-26

The Info Central/Central School District Board of Directors’ summer work session and budget hearing on July 22, 2026, included discussion of the state education accountability requirements and the district’s 2026–27 budget. The board unanimously adopted the budget and required appropriation and tax resolutions; the total budget was approximately $68.9 million, including a general fund of about $50.786 million. The budget changes included using roughly $225,000 (0.5% of contingency) and other revenue and expense adjustments to restore a mid-level school-based mental health service plan: three elementary providers plus supervisor support. The district said it could not fund the full five-school proposal at this time. The board also approved a $32,018 supplemental appropriation for current-year bond debt service. A STAR universal screener is being implemented, with about $20,000 in funding noted; no new contract award was reported. A teacher raised questions about curriculum and consumable-workbook spending, but the board took no related purchasing action.

The board voted to retain the existing $500,000 crime insurance coverage (annual premium stated as $4,018), approved the maximum construction excise tax rates for 2026–27 ($1.70 per square foot for residential construction and $0.85 for commercial), and approved the district’s financial institutions and professional-services designations, which were unchanged from the prior year. The transcript names PACE as the insurance carrier and SAFE for workers’ compensation, but does not specify the other providers. No competitive solicitation, new vendor selection, or capital construction contract award was identified.