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North Andover officials outline $4.08M FY25 gap and plan for 40 teaching reductions in FY26 draft
Summary
Superintendent and staff told the School Committee the FY25 shortfall rose to about $4.08 million after accounting updates; the FY26 budget the district built from the ground up requires reductions that the administration said will result in 40 teacher position non‑renewals or reassignments and further impacts to programs.
The North Andover School Committee on March 20 received an update showing the FY2025 budget shortfall had grown to $4,083,000 after the administration and an outside consultant reconciled cost‑center spending and identified unaccounted expenses.
Superintendent Pam Lathrop said the larger deficit emerged after a detailed line‑by‑line review for FY26 revealed FY25 items that were not fully captured in the original budget, including unanticipated substitute and leave costs, higher out‑of‑district special‑education placements and an unplanned district pest remediation expense. Lathrop said the pest treatment cost was “to the tune of $42,000.”
To close FY25, district staff proposed a package of revenue sources and transfers: $750,000 in previously allocated ARPA funds, a proposed $1,000,000 transfer from the town finance committee…
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