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School committee backs town-meeting warrant items and operating budget amid debate over reserves
Summary
The School Committee voted favorable recommendations on several town-meeting warrant articles including the FY2026 operating budget, capital-improvement items and transfers related to the school deficit; members also debated closing the Special Education Stabilization Fund in favor of finance reserves.
The North Andover School Committee voted to recommend favorable action or otherwise act on multiple town-meeting warrant articles affecting school finances and capital projects. Committee members also debated how best to preserve funds for special-education overruns.
Votes at a glance - Article 7 (FY2026 Capital Improvement Program): Committee recommended favorable action on capital projects totaling $13,054,999 including school IT needs, auditorium repairs and drainage work; vote to recommend was recorded as passed by the committee. - Article 11 (FY2026 General Fund operating budget): Committee recommended favorable action on the operating budget request of $68,200,000 for the school department; recorded committee vote to recommend was unanimous among voting…
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