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Walpole School Committee proposes $67.19 million FY26 budget; public hearing opened and closed unanimously
Summary
The Walpole School Committee presented a proposed FY26 operating budget of $67,187,735, a 5.6% increase from FY25, driven by personnel, special-education tuitions and higher goods-and-services costs; the committee opened and then closed the required public hearing by unanimous votes.
WALPOLE — The Walpole School Committee on Tuesday presented a proposed FY26 operating budget of $67,187,735, an increase of about 5.6% over FY25, and held a public hearing that the committee opened and closed by unanimous votes.
The proposed school budget lists personnel costs at $49,381,391 and goods-and-services at $9,887,454. District leaders told the committee the personnel total includes allocations for collective bargaining and that no additional full-time positions are included in the FY26 request. The goods-and-services request reflects increases across several areas, including a notable rise in special-education related costs.
District officials said several reimbursement streams will help offset the request. The district expects a substantially larger circuit-breaker reimbursement next year — rising from roughly $2.0 million to about $3.1 million — and anticipates an increase in Medicaid reimbursements to approximately $476,841. Federal McKinney-Vento transportation reimbursement for students experiencing…
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