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Superintendent, mayor tell committee budget work is ongoing; enrollment and circuit‑breaker funding explained
Summary
Superintendent and mayor said the school committee had not voted on FY26 cuts and urged patience; staff explained October 1 enrollment rules, circuit‑breaker support for special education, rising ESL caseloads and the district’s temporary use of stipends and contracted services to cover vacancies.
Superintendent Wong and Mayor Borregard told the Methuen School Committee that fiscal‑year 2026 budget conversations were active and that the committee had not taken any votes on line‑item cuts.
"The school committee has not taken a single vote on the fiscal year 20 26 budget. As of right now, nothing has been touched," the mayor said, adding that the Fine Arts Department at the high school was "not going anywhere" and urging the community to wait for the budget workshop scheduled later in the week.
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