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Swampscott School Committee hears 3.96% budget increase, adds staff for MTSS and pathways
Summary
The Swampscott School Committee reviewed a proposed FY2027 budget that would raise spending 3.96%, add a fifth-grade teacher at the middle school, create a middle-school health teacher position, and shift some grant-funded roles into the operating budget; the committee also approved a Boston Bruins Foundation donation.
The Swampscott School Committee on Jan. 22 reviewed a proposed FY2027 budget that district leaders said would increase spending by 3.96%, or about $1.35 million, while preserving investments in student-focused programs.
Superintendent Kalishman opened the presentation, saying the plan is "anchored in fiscal responsibility" and that "our focus is student success," and described the budget as a bottom-up proposal built to sustain multi-tiered supports and career pathways.
The budget would fund a renewed emphasis on MTSS (multi-tiered systems of support), add an additional fifth-grade teacher at Swampscott Middle School to reduce class sizes that Gallagher described as "around 25," and create a health teacher position at the middle school. "We want to make sure that every student is getting what they need," Gallagher said when explaining MTSS and classroom supports.
Administrators singled out several efficiency moves: reducing multilingual-learners (MLL) staffing where enrollment has fallen,…
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