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Westwood schools present three FY27 budget scenarios to restore elementary teachers, postpone vote to Feb. 23
Summary
Superintendent Pavovar presented three FY27 budget scenarios that differ in staffing restorations and fee adjustments; all aim to address projected elementary class-size guideline breaches while town–school negotiations continue. The committee delayed the public hearing and vote until Feb. 23.
Superintendent Pavovar presented three budget scenarios for FY27 built on a proposed $61,296,182 base and said the committee will postpone the public budget hearing and vote until Feb. 23 to allow further town–school coordination. "We are postponing that to February 23," he said.
The discussion matters because the district has identified specific elementary grades that would exceed class-size guidelines under the originally proposed budget. The three scenarios vary primarily in the degree of restorations and offsets: Scenario 1 (+$300,000; ~4.82%) restores four elementary classroom teachers (restoring cuts at Downey, Martha Jones and…
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