2026-2027 BCSD Budget

May 20, 2026

Dear BCSD Community,

On behalf of our students, faculty, staff, and the Board of Education, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your support at the polls yesterday. Your approval of the 2026-27 school budget represents a vital investment in the hearts, minds, and future of every child across our community.

Your support ensures that BCSD maintains its upward trajectory. Because of our shared commitment, we can continue advancing our comprehensive array of K-12 programs, along with the core tenets of our future-focused Success Plan.

Thank you for your enduring trust, your collaboration, and for standing together in pursuit of our students’ very best work. The future of BCSD is bright, and it is a privilege to partner with you to shape it.

Warmly and with gratitude,

Dr. Rob Glass, Superintendent of Schools

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Dear BCSD Community,

I am pleased to present for your consideration the Board of Education’s proposed 2026-27 school budget, as approved on April 22, 2026.

We approached this budget by first asking "What do we need?" Using a modified zero-based budgeting strategy, we were able to assess the district’s necessities to ensure fiscal responsibility while continuing our upward trajectory. We plan to continue this process each year to keep our district in alignment with enrollment and our students’ needs.

In our Portrait of a Graduate, we list essential skills that we want every single Bedford Central School District student to develop throughout their career in our schools. We want them to be able to Find their passion. Find their purpose. Find their people. This budget allows us to continue progressing excellence as we prepare our students for a bright future.

The proposed 2026-27 budget of $165,895,484 assigns approximately $815,210 of our Fund Balance to close a projected $5 million budget gap driven by increased healthcare, transportation, operations and maintenance, and capital improvement costs. We have now moved from a self-insured healthcare plan to NYSHIP (with a projected savings of more than $3 million) and helped right-size staffing through attrition.

Key items in this proposed budget include:

• Conducting a transportation efficiency study to reduce future expenses
• Adding a social worker at Fox Lane Middle School
• Maintaining our recently added Safety Coordinator, Elementary School Resource Officer and Mount Kisco Elementary Safety Monitor
• Adding resources for recommendations from our Dual Language Bilingual Education study
• Adding $250K to the capital projects fund to enhance maintenance

As one BCSD community, my goal throughout the budget development process has been to provide the programs and resources necessary to help each student, staff member and school do their very best work in pursuit of our district's mission. I wholeheartedly believe this budget serves the children and families of our community well, while supporting fiscal responsibility in both the short and longer term. 

Special thanks to the members of our administrative team who helped craft our initial Superintendent’s Budget proposal, along with our dedicated Board of Education members who deliberated extensively in public with engaged community members throughout this thorough process to refine the budget you are now being asked to consider. I sincerely and respectfully ask for your participation in the democratic process by taking time to visit your polling place on May 19, 2026.

In partnership,

Dr. Robert Glass, Superintendent

Budget Calendar

Date	Activity
November 2025	Budget Builders Workshop - December 19th Return of Budget Data
January 28, 2026	Budget Work Session #1 & Regular Board of Education Meeting Preliminary Budget “A” to the Board of Education. Summary of major revenues and expenditure components will be examined and discussed, including changes from current operations Budget Gap/Property Tax Cap
February 25, 2026	Budget Work Session #2 & Regular Board of Education Meeting Operations & Maintenance Technology
March 11, 2026	Budget Work Session #3 & Regular Board of Education Meeting Curriculum & Instruction Special Education
March 25, 2026	Budget Work Session #4 & Regular Board of Education Meeting Superintendent Budget Presentation & Deliberation
April 3, 2026	District Clerk publishes first publication of legal notice, time and location of school election, budget hearing and budget vote. (Must advertise four times within seven weeks of the vote with first publication 45 - 49 days before the budget vote)
April 8, 2026	Budget Work Session #5 & Regular Board of Education Meeting Budget Deliberations
April 20, 2026	Deadline for submission of Board of Education petitions due to the District Clerk’s office by 5:00 pm. Absentee ballots and early mail ballots available upon request. Second publication of legal notice, time and location of school election, budget hearing and budget vote.
April 21, 2026	BOCES Administrative Budget Adoption
April 22, 2026	Budget Work Session #6 & Regular Board of Education Meeting Property Tax Card Adoption Board of Education adoption of the 2026-27 Budget. Budget Book available to the public in district buildings and on the district website.
May 4, 2026	SED required salary disclosure form submitted electronically by the Assistant Superintendent. Third publication of legal notice, time and location of school election, budget hearing and budget vote.
May 6, 2026	Public Hearing & Regular Board of Education Meeting
May 8, 2026	Budget Notice mailed to residents, including, property tax report card. Budget newsletter available to the public.
May 12, 2026	Deadline to mail absentee and early mail ballots.
May 12, 2026	Fourth publication of legal notice, time and location of school election, budget hearing and budget vote.
May 18, 2026	Deadline for application for absentee ballots if to be picked up.
May 19, 2026	Budget Vote and Election of BOE candidates 7:00 am - 9:00 pm. Absentee/Early Mail voting ballots due by 5:00 pm. Regulation: Third Tuesday in May
June 19, 2026	Statewide Budget Re-Vote Day