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Easton School Committee backs including schools in potential Proposition 2½ override, debates type and timing
Summary
Committee unanimously supported asking the select board to include Eastern Public Schools in any FY27 Proposition 2½ override; members debated menu, tiered (pyramid) or multi‑year options, urged early ballot timing to limit staff reductions, and emphasized robust public education and state advocacy.
At the request of the town administrator, the school committee took a deliberative vote and unanimously supported including the Eastern Public Schools budget as a component of any Proposition 2½ override the select board decides to place on the ballot.
Members then discussed what type of override to recommend to the select board. Options considered included single‑purpose, menu (separate independent questions), pyramid or tiered (multiple related tiers where the highest approved tier takes effect), and…
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