The Norfolk Board of Education approved Superintendent Kevin Case’s proposed $2,658,868 budget for 2026-2027 during a 10-minute meeting Wednesday night. The budget would increase spending by $113,665 or 4.47 percent.
Case presented the spending package to the school board last week for review. Board members made no changes other than a couple of small math adjustments.
“I do want to point out that we are looking at an increase of $113,000 just to open the doors of Botelle School at the end of August without making any changes,” Case said before the board’s vote. “We are expecting the enrollment to be about the same, but it will cost us another $100,000. I have reduced it where I could without affecting the students.”
Case said, however, that value will be added to school programs through the addition of a part-time paraeducator who will provide support services to the students. “We will move the school forward where we can,” he concluded.
The budget will be presented to the Board of Finance on Tuesday for potential acceptance and inclusion in the final municipal budget package.