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Committee debates FY26 budget amid reliance on Student Opportunity Act funds
Summary
School leaders told the committee that the district's FY26 budget depends on full Student Opportunity Act (SOA/Chapter 70) funding to avoid deep cuts; even with projected SOA funds the district expects to cut 13 positions and warned of further reductions if all SOA funding is not available.
District officials told the school committee on Tuesday that the FY26 budget adopted in principle relies on anticipated Student Opportunity Act (SOA, Chapter 70) funds and that failing to use the full projected amount would force deeper staffing cuts.
The administration presented a revised bottom line that incorporated the full projected SOA allocation and put the FY26 request at $68,076,863. Committee members said the district has historically sought to fund schools…
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