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Winchester School Committee approves $70.0 million preliminary FY26 level‑services budget
Summary
The Winchester School Committee unanimously approved a $70,004,563 preliminary FY2026 level‑services budget — a 5.84% increase over the current year — and set a timeline for community engagement, enrollment projections from UMass Donahue Institute, and follow‑up work before a recommended budget vote in March.
The Winchester School Committee voted unanimously on Jan. 30 to approve a preliminary FY2026 level‑services budget of $70,004,562.99, an increase of $3,860,268.39 (5.84%) over the current fiscal year.
Superintendent Dr. Hackett introduced the budget discussion and asked finance staff to review the slides and line‑item movements. Mr. Marin summarized key reallocations, saying the largest changes were redistributions of central office column moves (salary increases tied to credits/degrees) to school budgets and reorganization of general education transportation and certain IT staff. The committee was told there had been no substantive changes to the document since the district’s budget public…
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