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Templeton advisory committee weighs school budget increases, possible $2M–$4M override and cuts to services
Summary
Faced with an FY27 budget gap, Templeton advisory members heard the school superintendent’s budget presentation and debated two override scenarios; possible cuts under consideration include the senior center, library services and public-safety staffing if voters reject an override.
Advisory committee members, residents and the school superintendent spent the second half of the April 16 meeting focused on the FY27 budget and possible town response if local revenues fall short.
Dr. Cassavant (the school superintendent) outlined personnel changes and higher special-education costs driving a multiyear increase in the district’s request compared with FY22. Committee members and residents pressed for detail on central-office increases, new positions and whether one-time COVID-era grants were folded into ongoing base budgets. One resident asked whether the district used its ESSER/ARPA funds for durable, ongoing costs; finance staff said…
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