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Superintendent urges approval of level-service FY26 budget, warns of $2.5 million gap
Summary
The superintendent presented a level-service FY26 budget for Dracut Public Schools that relies on a 1.97% state net school spending increase and flagged rising chargebacks, a projected 17% health-insurance hike and special-education cost growth that create an estimated $2.5 million shortfall.
The Dracut Public Schools superintendent presented a recommended level-service FY26 budget Wednesday evening and urged the school committee to approve the spending figures so the district can transmit the budget to the town manager.
The superintendent said the state's initial net school spending and foundation calculations set a minimum increase for Dracut of $1,094,364, or about 1.97%, which he called insufficient to maintain current services. He told the committee the district's recommended net school spending increase, separate from chargebacks, is $2,135,141.37, equivalent to roughly a 5% increase for the district.
Why it matters: the superintendent said state funding…
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