Springville, NY: School budget increase of $151,000 for SPED

April 19, 2018, Springville (NY) Journal: WVCS board adopts $9m budget http://www.springvillejournal.com/News/WVCS-board-adopts-9m-budget.html After discussing other sections of the budget at previous meetings, O’Brien presented the final section of the budget to the board at its most recent meeting. One of the biggest changes from last year’s budget will be a $150,982.72 increase in the special education program. In previous years, the district has had a significant surplus, but when projecting the remainder of this year, the surplus is decreasing as costs are increasing, with those numbers continuing to go up next year. “It doesn’t take that many students for these numbers to skyrocket really quickly depending on their needs,” O’Brien said. “At [2018-19], I see it even going up more and that is why we needed an increase in that area … I don’t have cushion there at this point.” The tax levy for the 2017-18 school year is set to increase by $60,225, a two percent increase.