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        

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - Budget Referendum (Tentative)

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
• 4.10.2025 BOE Special Meeting
• 4.21.2025 BOE Special Meeting
• 4.29.2025 BOE Special Meeting

Minutes

• 2.19.2025 Superintendent's Proposed Budget Meeting
• 2.25.2025 BOE Budget Workshop #1
• 2.27.2025 BOE Budget Workshop #2
• 4.10.2025 BOE Special Meeting
• 4.21.2025 Special Meeting
• 4.29.2025 BOE Special Meeting

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

• Board of Education Revised Adopted Budget - April 29, 2025

• Budget Reductions Approved - April 29, 2025

• Possible Budget Reductions - April 21, 2025

• Board of Education Revised Adopted Budget - April 8, 2025

• Board of Education Adopted Budget 

• Explanation of Budget Codes

• Historical Budget Comparison 

• 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

• 4/29/2025 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

 

Letter from Colchester Citizen "The Tolland Plan"; Response from the Teachers Union to Citizen; Response from the Teachers Union to Board of Finance; Response from the Superintendent  

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Current and Past Adopted Education Budgets can be found here.