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Committee reviews athletics fees and budget breakdown as district eyes $25 base fee increase
Summary
During budget discussion the committee reviewed athletics fee data showing wide cost ranges across sports, learned athletics program costs total about $1.3M with roughly 44% subsidized by the general fund, and heard staff recommend a $25 across‑the‑board base fee increase for FY27 (except crew).
The Westford School Committee spent a portion of its Dec. 15 meeting discussing athletics fees, program costs and proposed adjustments to the FY27 fee schedule.
Committee members asked staff for transparency on the full range of fees families pay for different sports (noting base fees such as $3.25 or $3.50 for most sports, contrasted with higher actual costs for ice hockey or crew). Athletics and finance staff presented…
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