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Chariho committee adopts FY26 budget after vote to cut $875,000 tied to Hope Valley closure
Summary
The Chariho Regional School District school committee adopted its fiscal year 2026 budget on March 11, approving $875,000 in reductions associated with the planned closure of Hope Valley Elementary School and a series of specific staffing and capital cuts; the committee also approved a small adjustment and restored one bus to the plan.
The Chariho Regional School District School Committee adopted the fiscal year 2026 budget on March 11 after a series of motions to implement $875,000 in reductions tied to the previously approved closure of Hope Valley Elementary School.
Superintendent Gina Picard told the committee the administration had prepared the budget based on the panel’s earlier direction to remove $875,000 connected to the school closure and recommended the committee give staff the authority to reallocate the affected dollars across the district. Finance director Greg Zenyon presented the numbers the committee used to guide the reductions.
At the meeting the committee approved several specific reductions that together filled the $875,000 gap. Those items, as presented by staff and discussed in public, included a $100,000 reduction tied to an elementary‑school nurse position, $85,000 in…
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