The School Board adopted a $1.07 billion balanced budget for fiscal year 2026 at its June 3 meeting. The budget funds operational costs for the 2025-26 school year while providing resources to meet state requirements, achieve community expectations and retain a high-quality workforce.
The adopted budget reflects an increase of $43.2 million over the 2024-25 fiscal year budget, and it is $17.2M above the budget proposed in January by Superintendent John Murray because the state and county provided additional funding for public education. Visit oneccps.org/budget for information about the budget process. Priorities that were on the unfunded list in January are part of the adopted budget, including:
Student-facing needs
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$9.7 million for special education support
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$4 million for growth of the English language learners program
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$100,000 for Communities In Schools expansion
Other needs
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$1.2 million for fleet maintenance and fuel
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$210,000 for other inflation
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$577,000 for technology equipment
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$582,000 for mega trailers
See all of the budget materials presented at the June 3 School Board meeting.