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Committee discusses FY26 budget and override timing; program availability contingent on override outcome

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The School Committee reviewed the status of the FY26 budget, described the school budget as a single town line item, and discussed uncertainty over an override number and program availability; committee and staff outlined upcoming joint meetings with the select board and finance committee and moved one meeting date.

The Duxbury School Committee used part of Thursday’s meeting to update members on FY26 budget planning, the town’s override discussion and the schedule of upcoming joint meetings with the select board and finance committee.

Committee members reminded attendees that the school budget appears in the town budget as a single line item; the district has presented both a level-funded scenario and a proposed “level plus” scenario up to a 2.5% override. The committee’s representative for the school department said the schools would not present a new line-by-line budget at the joint meeting because the…

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