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Administrators present 0‑based operating budget; propose restorations and special‑education clerical support
Summary
District leaders described a 0‑based budget process and presented a preliminary budget of $56.984M (about $1.459M above indicated priorities). Proposed restores include a second assistant principal at Sharon High, an elementary special‑education administrator and special‑education clerical support; administration will quantify impacts and potential offsets for the February priorities meeting.
District leadership explained the administration’s 0‑based budgeting approach and identified proposed restorations and additions intended to strengthen instructional leadership and special‑education delivery.
Administration said it built the preliminary budget from core instructional needs upward (classroom staffing, mandated services, fixed costs) then layered in priorities the school committee had previously expressed. The preliminary figure presented was…
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