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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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The School Committee reviewed budget scenarios showing that smaller funding increases would require significant reductions in student programs, staffing, and class-size support. The district plans to present alternatives at the March 11 public budget hearing. The committee also discussed restoring math and reading intervention positions and using Title I funds as a possible funding source.
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