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The committee unanimously recommended an FY2027 Salem Public Schools budget totaling $81,755,368, including $64,053,931 for personnel and $17,701,437 in other expenditures.
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The proposed school budget is balanced while preserving student services and class sizes below contract limits. It reflects a reduction of 31.8 staff positions, four new elementary positions, and continued cost pressures from employee contracts, transportation, utilities, and special education. The committee also recommended FY2027 capital improvement and funding measures, including school facility upgrades and a $1 million free cash capital appropriation; these were committee recommendations rather than final City Council approvals.
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