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Framingham presents initial FY26 operating budget with $190.4M ask; in-house busing and special-education shifts proposed
Summary
Executive Director Lincoln Lynch presented an initial FY26 operating budget totaling $190.4 million (a 10.31% increase). The plan relies on a projected $6.5 million chapter 70 state-aid increase and proposes in-house busing, additional ASD classrooms, a shift of some out-of-district placements in-district, and preschool funding moves.
Framingham Public Schools’ executive director of finance and operations, Lincoln Lynch, presented an initial FY2026 operating budget on Wednesday that requests $190.4 million — a 10.31% increase over the current year — and includes salary increases, 51.7 requested full-time-equivalent positions, and program expansions.
Lynch emphasized the number is an initial “ask” that assumes forthcoming state aid (Chapter 70) projections and a still-to-be-determined local contribution from the city. He noted the state’s preliminary chapter 70 “cherry sheets” released the same day project an additional $6.5 million for Framingham based on enrollment formulas.
Nut graf: The budget presentation sets out staffing and program priorities while flagging a multi-month…
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