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School committee closes FY27 budget hearing, votes to hold school on Good Friday this year; last day set pending no further closures
Summary
After a third budget review, the committee closed the FY27 public hearing, discussed capital warrant articles and contingency options, and voted to make April 3 (Good Friday) a school day this year — moving a final day to June 18 pending no additional closures — after administration cited parent and staff survey support and estimated overtime costs of about $15,000.
The Tewksbury School Committee closed the FY27 public hearing on March 18 after a third budget review by business manager Dave Libby and moved into regular business. Libby walked the committee through salary/operating/capital drivers, noting a roughly 3.72% increase in salary/operating/capital areas and an overall requested increase of about 3.44% when shared fixed costs with the town are included. "We feel comfortable that the bottom line figure of 82,000,050 dollars will be sufficient for us to operate in FY '27," Libby said during his presentation.
Key fiscal points: Libby flagged an expected major increase in health‑insurance costs, explained the district’s process for balancing recurring and one‑time revenues, and said the town manager increased the district’s share of new revenues to 63% for next year to accommodate some unavoidable needs. He also said the district had been…
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