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Somersworth School Board approves $33.65 million budget, authorizes staff nonrenewals
Summary
At a special April 18 meeting called to meet a 15-day notice deadline after the City Council’s April 7 vote, the Somersworth School Board approved a $33,651,486 fiscal 2026 budget, accepted roughly $576,792 in reductions including four staff cuts, and voted to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3 II(b).
The Somersworth School Board on April 18 approved a $33,651,486 budget for fiscal 2026 and accepted roughly $576,792 in reductions that include four staff positions and two nonrenewals, the board said at a special meeting called to meet a 15-day notice deadline following the Somersworth City Council’s April 7 budget vote.
The board convened the special meeting to issue required nonrenewal notices within the statutory 15-day window after the council’s action. The board’s final budget figure of $33,651,486 sits between the district’s tax-cap-compliant submission (about $33.2 million) and the superintendent’s recommended budget (about $34.2 million). The city council provided $458,894 above the district’s tax-cap-compliant number; those dollars were applied to the district’s tier-3 reductions, the board was told.
Why it matters: The approved reductions reduce personnel and program spending as the…
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