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Holyoke officials report smaller FY26 budget gap after health‑insurance and enrollment updates
Summary
Superintendent and staff told the School Committee the projected FY26 budget gap has shrunk to about $1.5 million after updated enrollment allocations, lower health‑insurance projections and other adjustments; transportation and other costs remain concerns.
The Holyoke School Committee received an updated FY26 budget outlook on March 21 that showed the district’s projected gap has narrowed to roughly $1.5 million following updated enrollment figures and a lower health‑insurance projection.
Superintendent (unnamed) and district presenter Sean provided the update. "Our initial budget gap was at 3,900,000.0," Sean said, and after state aid and other adjustments "it closed the gap significantly down to about 1,900,000.0," before more recent changes that "gets our gap down to 1,500,000.0." The presenters said three main changes reduced the projection: updated enrollment allocations added about $150,000 in positions,…
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