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Milton pauses hiring for 8.5 positions to shore up FY26 budget
Summary
Superintendent John Phelan told the Milton School Committee that administrators will not fill 8.5 vacant positions this school year, freeing about $772,279 to cover projected shortfalls and shore up underfunded lines while preserving jobs for current employees.
Superintendent John Phelan told the Milton School Committee on Aug. 20 that the district will pause filling 8.5 vacant positions this year to reallocate about $772,279 to budget lines that closed FY25 short. The committee voted to support the administration’s direction.
Phelan said the move is intended to prevent a repeat of recent fiscal-year shortfalls and give the district time to “recast” the FY26 budget after the close of FY25. “To be able to make up a $2,500,000 deficit in 5 months is quite a feat,” he said, praising the town’s override and district staff who closed last year’s gap.
School officials say the vacancies are existing, unfilled posts; no current employee will be laid off as part of this action. The administration identified $772,279 in salary savings by pausing hiring for a set of roles…
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