Operations committee flags rising health‑care and special‑services costs ahead of budget season Board operations committee reported health‑care and special‑services cost drivers that could affect the 2026–27 budget, noting $15–$17 million in annual health‑care spending, a roughly $14 million special‑services program and the growing share of prescription costs tied to GLP‑1 drugs.

The Summit Board of Education is bracing for a budget crunch as skyrocketing health-care premiums and special services costs threaten to push expenses into the millions for the upcoming cycle.

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