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The committee unanimously approved two FY27 school budget options: a $60,863,231 balanced budget without an override and a $61,959,069 budget contingent on approval of a $2 million override. Both votes passed 5–0.
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The school district will present the balanced budget at Town Meeting and also seek approval of the larger budget if the override moves forward. The larger option would provide a 2.37% increase over FY26, compared with a 1.56% increase under the balanced option. The committee also accepted a $6,400 grant for a financial education fair and approved a job description for a teacher serving visually impaired students.
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