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Lewiston superintendent lays out FY27 budget with $3.5M fund-balance draw and $1.8M net staff reductions
Summary
Superintendent Jake Lang told the Lewiston School Committee on March 18 that the FY27 superintendent's budget responds to steep cost drivers — special education, transportation and energy — by proposing $1.8 million in net position reductions and using $3.5 million of fund balance while seeking to protect core services.
Lewiston Superintendent Jake Lang presented the district's proposed FY27 budget at a March 18 workshop, citing a mix of one-time pressures and recurring cost increases that pushed administrators to "make some tough decisions." The presentation focused on four principal cost drivers: special-education spending (described by Lang as "in the five million range" when explaining program growth), an estimated $2.5 million increase in transportation costs, rising electricity rates and…
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