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Nashoba presents FY26 budget workshop; operating request up about 10%, officials warn cuts likely
Summary
Superintendent and finance staff presented an FY26 workshop proposing a $73.2 million operating budget (10.07% increase). Officials said transportation, special-education tuition and insurance are driving costs and that $3–4 million in reductions would be needed to reach typical operating-increase targets.
School officials presented the Nashoba Regional School Committee with a preliminary FY26 budget on Jan. 15 that would raise the district’s operating request to $73,217,999 — a 10.07% increase over FY25 — and projected further borrowing for the high school renovation.
"This is just the beginning of the process," Superintendent Kirk Downing told the committee, stressing that the workshop reflects the aggregate of requests from buildings and departments and that some proposed items may not be funded as the budget is refined.
Why it matters: The proposed operating increase and the separate high-school debt service would change assessments to the district’s three member towns. Officials said the district must close a multimillion-dollar gap between proposed spending and the level towns are likely to accept, through a mix of increased revenues and spending reductions.
Key figures and drivers - Operating request presented:…
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