YARMOUTH — Yarmouth Superintendent of Schools Andrew Dolloff presented a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that includes an increase of 7.8% over current spending.
The 2021 school budget is just under $29 million, and the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 – which runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 – is about $31 million, an addition of around $2.3 million.
If approved, the spending plan would result in an increase of 4.97% for local taxpayers over the current tax rate of $19.60, or just less than $1. This would result in an additional $170 per year for a home valued at $100,000, or $510 for a $300,000 home.
Dolloff’ presented information at a Jan. 25 workshop that showed the largest part of the proposed budget is salaries and benefits, which make up 45% of the total. Instructional support is now budgeted at just over $4 million, an increase of $250,796 or 6.6% over current spending would be realized if the proposal passes muster.
Under instructional support, a new director of teaching and learning is being touted to help with curriculum oversight, which would add $162,500.
Requests from the transportation, technology and school operations and maintenance departments have also contributed to the increase.
According to school administrators, state aid is expected to help offset the costs with a 12.4% increase of $643,267, anticipated to reach $5,816,558 in 2022. These numbers are not final, however, as Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed budget is still to be approved.
The budget will next be discussed next at the Thursday, Feb. 11 school committee meeting.
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