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Lowell School Committee approves FY2026 budget amendments, sets $271,489,114 final bottom line
Summary
At a July special meeting the Lowell School Committee approved cuts to a vacant Director of English Language Services position and other accounts to balance the FY2026 budget, setting a final bottom line of $271,489,114 to send to the city manager.
The Lowell School Committee on July 1 approved a package of budget amendments to balance the Lowell Public Schools FY2026 budget at $271,489,114 and directed staff to submit that final figure to the city manager.
Superintendent (unnamed) told the committee the district had restored positions at a May 21 hearing but failed to include offsetting reductions, leaving the proposed budget over by $364,853. “Weare going to reduce the director of English language services position, which is…
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