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Milton finance subcommittee reviews state funding update and proposed fee changes for FY26
Summary
School finance subcommittee heard an update on FY25 state funding and discussed proposed FY26 fee schedule changes covering transportation, summer programs, clubs, music lessons and facility rentals; committee set a Wednesday meeting to finalize a recommendation to the full school committee.
The Milton Public Schools Finance Subcommittee met to review an update on FY25 state funding and to discuss proposed changes to the FY26 fee schedule, including transportation, summer-school enrichment, middle- and high-school clubs, applied music lessons, auditorium rentals and logistics for Pierce orientation.
The discussion opened with a state funding update. A subcommittee speaker summarized current figures, saying the state budget under consideration was roughly $5.05 billion for the current year with about $190 million proposed for the next year; the speaker said a 75 percent funding assumption would require about $58 million to fully fund the identified program, and that the precise amount from Hilton (an identified funding source in the discussion) was “not specified.” Staff said circuit-breaker adjustments historically appear in fourth-quarter payments and that a formal notification could come late in the year.
Why it matters: changes in state allocations and circuit-breaker adjustments affect…
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