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Aug 20, 2026

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School Budget Faces Major Service Cuts

Published Aug 20, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 3, 2026

Approves $27.8 Million FY27 School Budget

The School Committee voted 4-1 to set the FY27 South Hadley Public Schools operating budget at $27.8 million, including $300,000 in targeted increases for high school department head stipends, a middle-school principal salary, a middle-school teacher salary, and a Mosier adjustment counselor.

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Briefing

May 20, 2026

School Committee Approves Grade Reconfiguration

The School Committee unanimously approved a grade reconfiguration tied to the new Mosier School: Pre-K and kindergarten at Scala School, grades 1–5 at Mosier, and grades 6–8 at the middle school. Members also unanimously approved the vocational director position, using part of the $300,000 in free cash provided to schools, and increased first-grade school choice slots from one to four for FY27.

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Briefing

May 6, 2026

School Funding Proposal Heads to Town Meeting

The committee reported that a budget warrant proposal would ask voters to use $1.2 million in free cash to maintain current school services and $300,000 to offset School Choice losses. Town Meeting was scheduled to consider the proposal on May 13.

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Briefing

Apr 1, 2026

Mosier School project gets more review time

The School Committee voted to request a two-month extension for the Mosier School project, moving the next project-phase deadline to June 25 while additional site and renovation options are reviewed.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

School Committee Approves $27.5 Million Budget

The School Committee unanimously approved a $27.5 million FY27 budget after rejecting a $26,286,889 proposal. Members also discussed expanding school choice slots, with a final recommendation and vote scheduled for the next meeting.

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Briefing

Mar 11, 2026

School Committee Reviews Fiscal 2027 Budget Options

The committee reviewed proposed FY27 school budget options, including scenarios tied to $9 million and $11 million overrides, along with staffing reductions and the effects of a deficit budget. No budget vote or final recommendation was recorded.

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Briefing

Mar 4, 2026

School Committee Supports $11 Million Override

The School Committee reported that it voted on February 24 to support an $11 million override, which is expected to appear on the April Town Election ballot. Members also narrowed the elementary school building project to Design #5, a proposed new grades 1–5 school on the current Mosier property fields.

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Briefing

Feb 24, 2026

School Committee Endorses $11 Million Override

The South Hadley School Committee unanimously endorsed an $11 million override ballot question, with all five members voting in favor.

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Briefing

Feb 4, 2026

Committee Enters Closed Session on Litigation

The School Committee unanimously voted 5-0 to enter an executive session to discuss litigation strategy related to a demand letter and a Superior Court finding; the public portion ended at 8:27 p.m.

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Briefing

Jan 21, 2026

School Budget Faces Major Service Cuts

The FY27 budget presentation found no easy cuts. A $3 million override scenario would eliminate sports, after-school activities, and middle and high school music; a $9 million override would come closest to maintaining current services but only for a few years.

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Briefing

Jan 7, 2026

School Committee Reviews Budget Needs

The committee reviewed FY27 district needs, personnel requests, five-year projections, salary projections, and potential override scenarios; no budget decision was recorded. Public commenters and the South Hadley Education Association raised concerns about chronic underfunding, educator retention, larger class sizes, and possible cuts to student support services, sports, and extracurricular activities.

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