Finding #19 — SpEd Contracted Services +$343,880 (+52%) — Largest Single Increase in the Budget

Severity: critical · Category: staffing · Last updated: Apr 15, 2026 · Dollar amount: +$343,880

Summary

Special Education contracted services at Narragansett jump from $667,000 to $1,010,880 — the single largest dollar increase in the entire FY27 budget. No vendor named, no explanation in the narrative.

Detail

Full Financial Report: Special Education contracted services at Narragansett (Account 1120-1000-030-01-534000) increased from $667,000 (FY26) to $1,010,880 (FY27) — a jump of $343,880 (+52%).

This is the single largest dollar increase of any individual line item in the entire FY27 budget.

No vendor is named. No explanation appears in the Special Education narrative (p.77). Whether this relates to the new Pre-K Free Appropriate Public Education mandate or existing SpEd obligations is not disclosed.

Impact

Largest single-line increase in the entire budget — $343,880 with no explanation

Source

Document: FY27 Budget Book + Full Financial Report
Reference: Full Financial Report: Account 1120-1000-030-01-534000 · Budget Book p.77 — Special Education Summary
Q&A: Not raised in Budget Workshop Q&A (now 86+ questions)

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