NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING DUTCHESS COUNTY BOCES   Please take notice that the BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE SOLE SUPERVISORY DISTRICT OF DUTCHESS COUNTY (BOCES) will hold the annual meeting of the trustees and members of the boards of education of its component school districts on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 4:30 P.M. at the Dutchess BOCES Conference Center, 5 BOCES Rd. Poughkeepsie, NY. This meeting will also be conducted via live stream.   https://dcboces.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=7c6a44db-302b-45c8-8a7b-b30601889d5c   The Board of Cooperative Educational Services will present its tentative administrative, capital and program budgets for 2026-2027 to the trustees and members of the boards of education of component school districts in attendance at such annual meeting for their review. The following are summaries of the tentative administrative, capital and program budgets. The amounts stated are based on current estimates and may be subject to change. Copies of the complete tentative administrative, capital and program budgets will be available for inspection by the public between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the CTI Building, 5 BOCES Road, Poughkeepsie, New York commencing on March 19, 2026.   SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET: Total Personnel Services (Salaries of all Central Administrative, Supervisory and Clerical Personnel) $1,335,929; Total Employee Benefits (Benefits of all Central Administrative, Supervisory and Clerical Personnel) $469,071; Equipment $11,000; Supplies and Materials $16,000; Total Contract Expense $506,986; Total Retiree Health Benefits $5,320,000, and Net Transfers (other than capital) -$516,986. Included in the Administrative Budget is the compensation of the Executive Officer/District Superintendent; BOCES Budgeted Salary $164,751 and Annualized Benefits $53,691. In addition, the compensation of the Executive Officer includes: State Salary $43,499.   SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE CAPITAL BUDGET: Rental of Facilities $61,200 and Transfer to Capital Projects Fund $1,000,000.   SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE PROGRAM BUDGET: Career and Technical Education $11,550,000; PTECH $1,350,000; Advanced Education $410,350, Instruction of Students with Disabilities $34,755,000; Alternative Education $3,495,000; Educational Resources $7,125,000; Learning Technology $17,690,000; Management Services $10,925,000; and Cross-Contracted Services $30,225,000.   SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE and TRANSPORTATION BUDGET: Operations and Maintenance $5,575,000 and Transportation $175,000.   March 4, 2026 Notice of Annual Meeting 2026       12152456