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Bridgewater-Raynham committee approves FY27 budget, restores 10 teaching positions amid concern over class sizes
Summary
The Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee on March 25 approved a FY2027 budget that restores 10 teaching positions and uses $2 million from reserves, but members and public speakers warned the modest gains won’t fix years of cuts and high class sizes.
The Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School Committee voted March 25 to approve its fiscal year 2027 budget, a 4.92% increase that the district says restores 10 student-facing teaching positions while relying on a $2 million draw from reserves and increased assessments to the member towns.
Chair Rachel King opened the vote after a lengthy presentation by district staff. "The budget I'm presenting this evening ... restores 10 critical teaching positions to reduce class size and address the loss of electives and high school classes," the presenter told the committee. The package the committee passed shifts most of the funding burden to the towns: Bridgewater was cited as facing a 9.87% assessment increase and Raynham a 7.8% assessment increase.
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