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Superintendent recommends 7.75% FY27 budget increase; committee weighs special‑education stabilization fund
Summary
Superintendent proposed a $32.3M FY27 budget (7.75% increase) with 8.4 FTE reductions and recommended creating a special‑education stabilization fund (capped at 2% of net school spending) to stabilize volatile special‑education costs; committee requested alternate budget scenarios and follow‑up meetings.
Superintendent Martineau presented a recommended FY27 budget of $32,313,256 — a 7.75% increase over FY26 — and outlined drivers of the increase: special education transportation, out‑of‑district tuition, collaborative tuition and salaries. The recommendation included reducing 8.4 full‑time equivalent positions through attrition and retirements.
Martineau said circuit breaker reimbursements were about $800,000 lower than in prior years, intensifying pressure on…
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