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Superintendent presents fiscal‑26 priorities; principals request targeted hires, literacy support
Summary
The superintendent presented a FY26 ‘superintendent’s budget’ with a 7.4% request above FY25 and a guideline target of 4.5%; elementary and middle‑school principals asked for special‑education and reading positions, restored classroom staffing, and additional counseling and health support.
Superintendent Dr. Michael Conti opened the school committee’s budget discussion on March 25 by describing the early stages of the fiscal‑2026 process and presenting the district’s initial requests and enrollment‑driven restorations.
Conti said the superintendent’s budget as presented reflected a total request about 7.4% higher than fiscal 2025 and noted the district’s guideline of 4.5%: "we came in at a 7.4% increase over fiscal 25. We know our guideline ... is 4.5%, which means that we are really trying to work down about $1.82 million to get down to guideline," he said. Staff emphasized that the document before the committee was the superintendent’s proposal; the committee will…
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