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Norwood committee reviews preliminary FY26 budget, asks administration to draft two March warrant articles
Summary
The Norwood School Committee reviewed a preliminary FY26 budget proposing an 8.1% increase driven by collective‑bargaining, transportation and staffing tied to the new Coakley Middle School, and directed administration to draft two March warrant‑article proposals to seed a MassHealth revolving account and boost the special‑education stabilization fund.
The Norwood School Committee on Dec. 18 considered a preliminary FY26 budget that administration said would increase spending by 8.1% over the current year, driven by collective‑bargaining reserves, transportation contract increases and staff added for the new Coakley Middle School.
Superintendent Tim Leff and district finance staff presented the budget and asked the committee to endorse continuing the work rather than adopt final figures. "My action that I'm requesting for you tonight is actually to take no action whatsoever on the calendar," Leff said in the calendar discussion that preceded the budget presentation, and he framed the budget as a preliminary measure that administration would refine with the budget…
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