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Dorchester School District 4 board approves amended FY25 budget, advances FY26 draft and weighs teacher-pay options
Summary
The Dorchester School District 4 board unanimously approved an amended FY2025 budget and adjusted the budget calendar, then held a first reading of the FY2026 draft that includes options tied to a state-mandated teacher-pay increase. Staff outlined a roughly $37.53 million draft and two local supplement scenarios with different deficit projections.
The Dorchester School District 4 board on March 19 voted unanimously to approve an amended fiscal-year 2025 budget and to adjust the budget workshop calendar, then took up a first reading of the FY2026 draft budget that staff said will be shaped by pending state legislation on teacher pay.
Finance staff told trustees the district’s FY2026 draft request is about $37.53 million, roughly $1.4 million higher than the current year. The presentation described two local options tied to the House Ways and Means Committee proposal for a $1,500 state minimum teacher-salary…
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