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Braintree schools present $82.8 million level-services budget; public hearing set for April 14
Summary
Finance staff presented a level-services FY26 budget totaling $82.8 million, a 4.1% increase over FY25, with major cost drivers in transportation, software maintenance and special education; the committee set a public hearing for April 14 and could vote on budget categories that night.
Braintree School Committee finance staff presented a level-services FY26 budget totaling $82,800,000, a 4.1% increase ($3,256,000) over FY2025, and said the committee will hold a public hearing on the budget on April 14 at the Colbert School.
"This is the same level services budget that we've been looking at for the last couple of budget presentations," said Ms. Kaufman, the staff member who led the slides and the summary presentation to the committee. She identified transportation, software maintenance and special education (including out‑of‑district tuition) as the major cost drivers.
The budget as presented does not include any buffer for…
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