The School Budget
School Board Statement
Montpelier Roxbury Schools have a moral imperative to ensure that any child who graduates from MRPS has a limitless future. It is our responsibility to build systems where student success is not determined by luck, will power, family dynamics, or any other mitigating factor out of our control. One of the MRPS Board of School Directors primary responsibilities is to ensure enough financial resources to support the systems that equitably provide a high quality education for our students at a reasonable cost to our tax payers.
Members of our community - students, staff, families, administrators, residents - all play an important role in influencing board decisions. Some in the community will feel passionately about one particular aspect of our schools, while others will feel equally as passionate about a different aspect, and still others will be adamant that cost containment is the highest priority. It is the board’s role to listen to all stakeholders, weigh competing opinions, and come to the best decision for our students on how to spend our resources. For example, the board needs to balance desires for diverse and high quality programming, co-curricular activities, and facilities we’re proud of with limited resources and a community desire for public education to be an affordable investment that supports every student equitably.
The board’s primary responsibility is to the students of Montpelier and Roxbury, ensuring they have a rigorous education that prepares them for life beyond their years with us. Determining what is best for students is a complex undertaking with no perfect answers, finding a way to balance many worthy interests and needs while keeping the experience of and outcomes for our students at the forefront of our decisions.
1st Draft: Wednesday, 12/3/25 @ 6:30 pm
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1st Draft: Wednesday, 12/3/25 @ 6:30 pm -
Help us make FY27 budgetary decisions!
On November 5th, MRPS administrators presented to teh School Board regarding Budget Development Pressures and Priorities. Highlights included:
A 7.3% increase to health care has already been established by the state;
We are negotiating with our teachers and support staff this school year which will increase our salary line (salary line makes up about 80% of our budget);
The federal threats to federal grant money to schools may impact our bottom line;
The state buy down from last tax season is predicted to impact our budget by about $1,000,000 unless state leaders decide a different course throughout the legislative session.
In other words, we are predicting that a level program budget will still result in a significant increase to our budget.
To help us make budgetary decisions, we would love for you to take 5 minutes to answer our quick, 2 question survey!
2026-2027 School Budget Season (FY`27 Budget)
What has happened:
11/19/25 - Budget Communications Strategy was presented and discussed
11/5/25 - Budget Development Pressures and Priorities were presented and discussed
9/17/25 - The FY`27 Budget Timeline was approved by the School Board
What is happening next:
12/3/25 - First MRPS Leadership Team budget presentation
12/17/25 - Second MRPS Leadership Team budget presentation
1/7/26 - Budget Public Forum
1/21/26 - Third Budget Presentation and Board must adopt the budget and approve the warning
3/2/26 - Budget Informational Hearing
3/3/26 - Town Meeting Day and Vote
Past & Current Budgets
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3/4/25 - The budget passed (yes: 1,637 | no: 788)
3/3/25 - Budget Informational Meeting Presentation
1/22/25 - Budget & Warning Approval and Approved Warning
1/8/25 - Third FY`26 Draft Budget Presentation
12/18/24 - Second FY`26 Draft Budget Presentation
12/4/24 - First FY`26 Draft Budget Presentation
11/20/24 - Budget communications meeting Presentation
11/6/24 - Initial budget pressures, priorities, and parameters Presentation
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4/30/24 - The revised budget was passed (yes: 1,045 | no: 650)
4/29/24 - Budget Information Meeting Presentation
3/20/24 - Approved Warning to send to the voters on 4/30/24
3/12/24 - Second FY`25 Revised Draft Budget Presentation
3/6/24 - First FY`25 Revised Draft Budget Presentation
3/5/24 - The FY`25 Budget was not pass (yes: 1,387 and no: 1,646)
3/5/24 - Budget Information Hearing Presentation
1/17/24 - Budget & Warning Approval and Approved Warning
1/3/24 - Budget Public Forum
12/20/23 - Second FY`25 Draft Budget Presentation
12/13/23 - First FY`25 Draft Budget Presentation
Additional Resources
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3/7/23 - The FY’24 Budget was passed by the towns of Montpelier & Roxbury
3/6/23 - Budget Informational Meeting Presentation
1/17/23 - Budget & Warning Approval and Approved Warning
1/4/23 - Budget Public Forum
12/21/22 - Second FY`24 Draft Budget Presentation
12/7/22 - First FY`24 Draft Budget Presentation
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3/1/22 - The FY’23 Budget was passed by the towns of Montpelier & Roxbury
2/28/22 - Budget Information Meeting Presentation
1/19/22 - Budget & Warning Approval and Approved Warning
1/5/22 - Budget Public Forum
12/15/21 - Second FY`23 Draft Budget Presentation
12/1/21 - First FY`23 Draft Budget Presentation
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3/2/21 - The FY’22 Budget was passed by the towns of Montpelier & Roxbury
3/1/21 - Budget Informational Meeting Presentation
2/3/21 - Fifth FY`22 Draft Budget Presentation
1/20/21 - Fourth FY`22 Draft Budget Presentation
1/6/21 - Third FY`22 Draft Budget Presentation
12/16/20 - Second FY`22 Draft Budget Presentation
12/2/20 - First FY`22 Draft Budget Presentation
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3/2/20 - Budget Information Meeting Presentation
FY`21 Approved Warning
1/15/20 - Fourth FY`21 Draft Budget Presentation
1/8/20 - Third FY`21 Draft Budget Presentation
12/18/19 - Second FY`21 Draft Budget Presentation
12/4/19 - First FY`21 Draft Budget Presentation
9/18/19 - FY`21 Budget Timeline
Please contact (802)225-8684 or email annahipko@mpsvt.org to request translation or interpretation of budget documents or at meetings and events.