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Amesbury school officials said lower healthcare costs and special education changes reduced the gap between level-service and level-funding budgets to about $1.5 million. The superintendent revised requested priority funding above level services to $615,600, with proposed support from circuit breaker, school choice, and workers’ compensation savings.
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The committee discussed how to fund school priorities while the city faces lower excise-tax and investment-income revenue. About $1 million in free cash is being used to balance the city budget, while the school budget proposal would draw on additional school-related funds. The superintendent recommended keeping the Amesbury Integrated High School program in its current location, citing potential disruption and out-of-district costs of about $100,000 per student if students were absorbed elsewhere.
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