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Administrators present FY26 budget request: 7.54% increase and $5M city funding gap
Summary
District staff presented a proposed FY26 operating budget requesting a 7.54% increase (just over $13 million) — a $185,615,907 request — and said the city CFO is currently proposing an $8 million increase, leaving an estimated $5 million gap if the subcommittee’s request is approved.
Framingham Public Schools staff presented the proposed FY26 operating budget to the subcommittee, reporting a 7.54% increase in the request — roughly $13 million — for a total operating request of $185,615,907.
Budget reductions and assumptions: presenter Lincoln (finance/business staff) described a string of reductions implemented since earlier drafts, including staffing adjustments and expense cuts that reduced an earlier $18.5 million proposal down by about $5.45 million to reach the current 7.54% request. Specific reductions cited included a reconfigured assistant superintendent position (salary moved from “over $200,000” to $175,000 for an assistant superintendent for pre‑K), savings in…
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