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Bridgewater‑Raynham presents FY26 needs‑based budget, warns of multimillion‑dollar shortfall
Summary
District leaders presented a needs‑based FY26 budget that would add staff and lower class sizes but said anticipated state aid and preliminary town assessments still leave a roughly $2.7 million shortfall; officials plan joint meetings with Bridgewater and Raynham finance committees.
On Monday, Feb. 3, at a superintendent’s conference meeting, officials for the Bridgewater‑Raynham Regional School District laid out a preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 needs‑based budget that would add staff and services and raise the district’s operating budget from roughly $90 million toward $100 million or more. District leaders said projected increases in state aid and preliminary town assessment percentages still leave an estimated shortfall of about $2.7 million.
District leaders said the FY26 request reflects what they described as a needs‑based budget for a “high‑performing” district and includes requests for 91 additional positions and increased operating costs for transportation, special education (including tuition and special‑education transportation), utilities and other services. Officials framed the request as necessary to avoid further increases in class sizes and to meet legally required special‑education services.
Administrators told the…
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