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Hopkinton closes FY25 with positive variance; town asks schools to absorb special-education reserve
Summary
School officials reported a net positive variance at the close of fiscal 2025 and told the committee the town is asking that a previously available special-education reserve not be used as an offset for FY27, shifting those costs back into the operating budget.
Hopkinton School Committee members heard a financial close-of-year report Sept. 4 showing a net positive variance for fiscal 2025 and were told the town will not make the special-education reserve available as an offset for the FY27 budget. The committee’s finance presenter said unspent operating funds will return to the town’s general fund and outlined where payroll and expense variances arose. The report noted a negative payroll variance driven largely by substitute pay, long-term substitutes and vacation payouts, and positive…
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