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Finance director: Woburn Public Schools FY26 draft shows 8.46% increase; personnel costs drive request
Summary
Finance Director Alex Dizio presented an updated FY26 draft showing an 8.46% increase driven largely by salaries, out-of-district tuitions, transportation and utilities. Administration trimmed some lines—horizontal lane changes and two paraprofessional requests—bringing the number down slightly from the prior draft.
Woburn Public Schools Finance Director Alex Dizio updated the School Committee on the district’s FY26 draft budget, reporting a roll-forward request of $98,014,209, an 8.46% year-over-year increase.
Dizio said the district’s two principal roll-forward scenarios are: (1) a salary-only roll-forward (6.2% in the materials) and (2) a roll-forward that includes contractual obligations such as out-of-district tuition, transportation and utilities (7.6%). The current draft at 8.46% reflects the district’s pending personnel requests plus contractual increases.
Dizio described adjustments made since the committee last met: lane-change…
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