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Easton school leaders present lean FY27 budget as Title I funding hangs in the balance
Summary
School officials presented a FY27 budget they described as 'reactive/essential,' seeking to hold staffing steady while warning that a drop in the district's poverty metric could eliminate about $346,126 in Title I aid and force short-term use of revolving funds.
The Easton School Committee heard a presentation March 12 on a proposed fiscal 2027 budget that district leaders called lean but stable, while warning of a looming risk to federal Title I funding that could require using one-time reserves.
"This is going to be presented as a reactive or essential budget," Superintendent Dr. Cabra said at the start of the hearing, outlining a process accelerated this year because of town-level conversations about possible overrides. Director Spagna told the committee the budget assumes contractual salary obligations and step-and-lane movements, and that several one-time FY26 costs (retirement incentives, elevated unemployment) are not repeated in FY27.
The district's presenters put the proposed operating total at roughly…
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