Reading schools say a $917,000 community priority is needed to avoid widespread staff cuts
Superintendent Henry Turner and School Committee Chair Sean Brandt said $917,000 in the FY28 budget is required to preserve current services and that schools account for roughly 81% personnel costs; they warned cuts would increase class sizes and reduce AP/elective offerings if the override fails.
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Henry Turner, the new superintendent, framed the school department’s case for funding and said recent targeted investments have driven student achievement: "Reading is at the 90th percentile in terms of academic, attainability, and outcomes in comparison to the rest of the state," he said. Turner and School Committee Chair Sean Brandt described those investments (early literacy screeners, curriculum adoption, added assistant principals and counselors) as the reason for improved outcomes and said many of the gains require continued staffing.
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