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Winchester superintendent outlines $3.4M FY27 override ask amid rising transportation and special-education costs
Summary
Dr. Hackett presented an FY27 adjusted level-services plan and an override ask of roughly $3.4M to cover $1.27M in structural shortfalls (transportation, special-education transportation, long-term substitutes/ESPs) and to fund literacy, math pilot staffing and high-school course expansions.
Superintendent Dr. Hackett told the committee the district anticipates roughly $1.27 million in unbudgeted or structural costs that should be folded into FY27 planning, including higher special-education and out-of-district transportation costs, expanded summer transportation for extended school-year programs, and long-term substitute staffing costs.
As part of a proposed override discussion, the district’s prioritized ask for FY27 is a little…
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