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Auburn proposes $67.7 million FY27 school budget and advances AMS middle-school project planning
Summary
Superintendent Dorris presented a $67,685,744 FY27 budget that keeps staffing tight, relies on $2.35M of fund balance and advances an $11.2M AMS middle-school proposal intended to improve grade 62D8 programming and enable elementary consolidation; council and school committee will review impacts this month.
Superintendent Dorris presented the Auburn School Department27s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget on April 6, reporting an official end-of-last-year enrollment of 3,281 students and a current enrollment of 3,477 (an increase concentrated in grades 92D12). The total proposed budget is $67,685,744, a 4.9% increase from last year; the city27s local share is $21,688,509, up about 3.3% (~$700,000).
Dorris said the budget is guided by four priorities: student success, equity and access, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability. The FY27 proposal eliminates three positions (a bus driver, a van driver and an administrative assistant) and discontinues the suspension diversion program. She said the district did not add any new positions and continues to share services with the city to reduce costs.
Major cost drivers the presentation identified…
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