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School committee approves $85.37 million FY26 budget after 4-2 vote
Summary
The Beverly Public Schools Committee of the Whole approved a $85,372,614 FY26 spending plan on May 22, 2025, sending the proposal to the City Council amid debate about staffing, special education and substitute coverage.
The Beverly Public Schools Committee of the Whole voted to approve the district's FY26 budget, $85,372,614, at its May 22 meeting, with the vote recorded as 4 in favor and 2 opposed.
The budget proposal, which the committee will forward as part of the city budget to the City Council, represents a multiyear increase that committee members and city leaders called historic. Mayor Michael Cahill said the school allocation is part of a two-year local effort that adds roughly $12.7 million to the schools, funded mostly by the city with some state aid. "This is enormous," Cahill said. "I've called it historic and people have challenged me on it.…
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