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School committee approves two town-meeting articles; details grants and earmarks
Summary
Walpole School Committee voted to approve two warrant articles that add recurring and one-time funds to the FY26 budget and heard a rundown of multiple state and federal grants, including recent earmarks for Chromebooks and pedestrian access at the high school.
The Walpole School Committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve two town-warrant articles that the committee said will add recurring and one-time funding to the school operating and capital budgets, and then reviewed the district’s current grant portfolio and recent earmarks.
The vote matters because the approved articles will be built into the district’s FY26 operating budget and because several grants and earmarks are funding technology, safety and renovation work that the district said would otherwise rely on operating or capital funds.
Committee member Michael Frisius (presenting) said the district expects roughly $590,000 in additional recurring revenue to be built into the operating budget; he read an “exact” figure during the meeting but the transcript figure was unclear. Frisius…
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