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Acton-Boxborough school committee wins approval for $122.6M budget and plan that closes Conant to save $17M over 10 years
Summary
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee’s FY27 budget — $122.6 million operating and capital plan — passed at town meeting after the committee outlined a consolidation plan that includes closing the Conant building, projected to save about $17 million over 10 years while addressing a $3 million shortfall.
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee presented and secured voter approval for its fiscal 2027 budget and a district reorganization that will close the Conant School.
Tori Campbell, chair of the school committee, told Town Meeting the budget request — an $82,830,682 assessment for Acton and a $122.6 million combined operating and capital plan — is intended to keep instructional quality while addressing structural deficits driven by declining enrollment and sharply rising costs for health insurance and mandated services. Campbell said the district faces a roughly $3.0 million shortfall this year…
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