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Framingham schools present preliminary FY26 budget seeking 10.3% increase, flagging federal grant and transportation risks
Summary
Framingham Public Schools presented a preliminary FY26 operating request that would raise the district's budget by 10.31% (about $17.8 million), driven largely by salary and new-position requests, while city staff cautioned that state and federal revenues are uncertain.
Framingham Public Schools officials told a joint meeting of the City Council finance subcommittee and the School Committee finance and operations subcommittee on March 11 that their preliminary FY26 operating request is $17.8 million higher than FY25, a 10.31% increase driven mainly by salaries and new positions.
The district's executive director of finance and operations, Lincoln Lynch, said the presentation began with a "0-based budget mindset" and that 23 departments and 15 schools submitted detailed workbooks with justifications for every request. Lynch said the district is projecting $92,499,182 in preliminary Chapter 70 state aid for FY26 and noted federal funding of about $9,236,000 in entitlement grants such as Title I, Title II, Title III and IDEA.
"This process started back on October 11. There were 23 departments and 15 schools each received a budget workbook and it had historical…
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