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Wakefield school officials report federal, state grant reductions and await circuit breaker figure
Summary
District finance staff told the Wakefield School Committee that the district received lower federal and state grant allocations for 2025–26—about $60,000 less than budgeted, led by roughly a $49,000 drop in the special education (IDEA) grant—and that the final circuit breaker reimbursement amount is not yet known.
The Wakefield School Committee was told Tuesday that federal and state allocations for 2025–26 came in lower than the district budgeted, prompting district finance staff to begin internal adjustments while awaiting a pending circuit-breaker figure. The district also approved routine payroll warrants and accepted two small in-kind and material gifts.
District staff presented July and August financial reports and said salaries were not yet fully encumbered for the full school year because hiring and payroll setup continued; payroll encumbrances will appear in the September report. Finance staff reported an aggregate reduction of just over $60,000 compared with the amounts the committee had budgeted, with the…
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