# NPS Finance Committee Meeting - Nov. 9, 2026

The Norwalk Public Schools Finance Committee meeting, dated Nov. 9, 2026 in the title, reviewed budget transfers and the FY 2026–27 budget. Members made motions to approve the October minutes and the listed budget transfers; the transcript does not capture a formal vote result. Transfers included $130,000 to restore an assistant principal position, $102,700 in city-approved carryover for expenses including severance payments, $92,000 for a course-related account change, $131,000 for a social-studies-to-ELA transfer, and $57,000 to shift speech-services funding. The CFO also reported a $1.95 million state grant supporting property-service costs and discussed ongoing uncertainty around health-insurance costs and possible additional city funding.

The committee discussed the district’s in-house special-education programs as a way to reduce out-of-district placements: the LEAP elementary program was estimated to cost about $700,000 to establish, while staff cited an estimated $14.2 million difference in FY27 spending compared with a projection without those programs. The district reported 87 current outplacements versus a projected 230 without in-district programs, while noting that student needs and costs fluctuate. A bus added during the year can cost roughly $80,000 annually. Members also discussed state-level consideration of limits on increases charged by state-approved private programs; no policy change was reported as adopted. Budget development is underway, with preliminary discussions planned before Thanksgiving, a community presentation on Dec. 1, and the superintendent’s recommended budget scheduled for Dec. 15.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 10, 2026

### Sources
- [NPS Finance Committee Meeting - Nov. 9, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaNO-WkZbVU) - Norwalk Public Schools [Official]