Archive of the 2024-2025 Budget Process

The 2025-2026 Budget Process

The budget process for the 2025-2026 school year is underway. Throughout the budget process, presentations and budget documents will be posted here. We encourage community members to participate in the process and join us at budget presentations and workshops so that their voice can be heard.

Calendar    

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - BOF Budget Workshop #2

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - BOF Budget Workshop #4

Monday April 21, 2025 - Public Hearing #2

  

Agenda's

• 2.19.2025 Superintendent's Proposed Budget Meeting
• 2.25.2025 BOE Budget Workshop #1 REVISED
• 2.27.2025 BOE Budget Workshop #2 REVISED

Minutes

• 2.19.2025 Superintendent's Proposed Budget Meeting
• 2.25.2025 BOE Budget Workshop #1
• 2.27.2025 BOE Budget Workshop #2

Legal Requirements

• Connecticut General Statute §10-222 Appropriations and Budget

• Colchester Town Charter

• Memorandum of Understanding for Section C-601 C of the Town Charter

Budget Documents

• Community Budget Memo, Certified Salaries and Classified Salaries

• Board of Education Adopted Budget 

• Explanation of Budget Codes

• Historical Budget Comparison

• High School Athletics Budget

• Programs Funded by Grants

• Superintendent's Proposed Budget for 2025-2026

Budget Presentations

• 2/19/2025 Superintendent's Proposed Budget Presentation

• 2/25/2025 & 2/27/2025 Budget Workshop Presentations

• 3/11/2025 BOE Adopted Budget Presentation to Board of Finance

Supporting Documents

• Enrollment History

• Enrollment Projection

• CPS Staffing History

• Sections and Average Class Sizes for SY 2024-2025

• Estimated Education Cost Sharing (ECS)

• Technology Reserve Plan

• Capital Plan

How Does Colchester Compare?

1. Roles and Responsibilities

   • Central Office

   • Bacon Academy

   • William J. Johnston Middle School

   • Jack Jackter Intermediate School

   • Colchester Elementary School

   •  Pupil Services and Special Education

   •  State Mandates in Title 10 Pertaining to School Districts

2. School and District Staffing Comparisons

3. DRG D Per Pupil Expenditure & Median Income

4. Area Region Comparisons  

      5. PPE Adjusted for Inflation

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Current and Past Adopted Education Budgets can be found here.