FY25 EWSD BUDGET PAGE
To serve the needs of our community members, we invite you to visit this page often for the latest information or more in-depth materials. You'll find presentations and videos from each Board budget meeting, proposed budget line item details, updates sent to families and staff, news stories about the school budgeting process in Vermont, and even the EWSD budget archives so you can explore past years.
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School Board Budget Work Sessions
March 13, 2024
February 20, 2024
February 13, 2024
February 6, 2024
January 25, 2024 - EWSD Legislative Testimony
January 23, 2024
January 2, 2024
December 19, 2023
Latest Budget Materials & Info
Topic Spotlights
Annual Meeting Warning
Additional Information
Questions & Answers
BUDGETING PROCESS
STAFFING
CLASS SIZE
ESSER
OTHER
Vermont School Budgets in the News
January 12: Capitol Recap: Lawmakers confront the rising cost of education (Vermont Public)
January 19: Why some Vt. communities are facing education spending sticker shock (WCAX)
January 30: As new data shows property taxes could rise even higher than expected, legislators mull their options (VT Digger)
January 31: With Large Tax Hikes Looming on Town Meeting Day, School Districts Ask the State for Help (Seven Days)
February 8: School districts sound alarm as lawmakers scramble to blunt looming property tax hike (WCAX)
February 9: Lawmakers Support Amending Law, Delaying School Budget Votes (Seven Days)
February 13: Review of the Property Tax Credit and Its Timing (Vermont House Committee on Ways and Means)
February 14: Education Costs Are Driving Double-Digit Tax Hikes, and Legislators Are Scrambling to Lessen the Blow (Seven Days)
February 16: School property taxes are likely to rise significantly. Why that is and what to expect (Burlington Free Press)
February 21:
February 22:
Thorny Questions Emerge About the Future of Education in Vermont (Seven Days)
Gov. Phil Scott signs law aimed at driving down education spending (VT Digger)
Gov. Phil Scott signs bill enabling schools to postpone budget votes (Vermont Public)
How Vermont’s education funding landscape has changed (VT Digger)
February 23:
Essex Westford School District finalizes budget, onto voting (Essex Reporter)
February 27:
February 29:
March 1:
Which school districts are delaying a budget vote due to last-minute legislation? (Burlington Free Press)
How rising health care costs are driving up property taxes (VT Digger)