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Stoughton school leaders cite $3.47M FY27 shortfall as special-education costs and enrollments rise
Summary
At a Dec. 16 public hearing, Superintendent Baietta outlined a recommended FY27 budget and said special-education placements and transportation have driven a $3,467,142 shortfall; the committee voted to forward the proposed budget and requested detailed contracted-services reporting from Munis.
Stoughton Public Schools Superintendent Baietta told the school committee at a Dec. 16 public hearing that rising special-education needs, higher transportation costs and enrollment shifts have produced a projected $3,467,142 shortfall in the district’s proposed FY27 budget.
Baietta said the district’s recommended budget represents an increase above the town manager’s 3.5% guidance and that key drivers are mandated special-education services and out-of-district placements, which have grown from 38 students in FY24 to at least 71 as of Dec. 16. He said shelter enrollments earlier in the year produced temporary student counts and warned the state foundation formula could treat those students as a drop in enrollment, reducing state aid even though the…
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