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The School Committee reviewed a proposed FY27 school budget of $51,380,028, a 3.99% increase over the prior year. The proposal includes staffing, technology, transportation, and high school course-access changes, with further discussion and a public forum planned.
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The budget proposal would increase school spending by 3.99%, below the administration’s original 5.36% request. Proposed changes include adding one high school staffing position to expand course access, reducing or restructuring several currently vacant or attrition-based roles, delaying some technology expansions, and considering leased buses instead of purchasing them. The committee did not take final action on the budget at this meeting.
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