Sudbury Schools Review 6% FY28 Budget Draft

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What happened

The subcommittee reviewed a preliminary FY28 level-service budget showing a 6.03 percent increase, driven by teacher salary steps and special education costs. Reaching a 3.5 percent town guidance target would require $1.7 million in cuts; matching last year's 4.52 percent increase would require $700,000 in cuts. An unresolved question emerged about whether an override's contractual 2 percent teacher 'market adjustment' would require a separate ballot question.

Key decisions

• 💰 FY28 preliminary level-service budget. The subcommittee reviewed a preliminary FY28 level-service budget showing a 6.03 percent increase from $49,251,129 to roughly $52.2 million, driven by teacher salary steps and special education costs. Meeting a 3.5 percent town guidance target would require $1.7 million in cuts; matching last year's 4.52 percent increase would require $700,000 in cuts. (Next: Nov. 2). Read case details
• 📜 Defer student activity account audit. The subcommittee voted to have members Karen and Creel jointly draft a communication to the full School Committee recommending deferral of the student activity account audit to the next permanent school business official working with outside auditor CBIZ, along with any recommendations on Policy JJF. (Vote Approved unanimously). Read case details

Next dates

• Nov. 2: Full School Committee receives FY28 preliminary budget presentation
• Nov. 20: Budget Subcommittee regular meeting

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Full meeting report

The complete, section-by-section account of the meeting, 2,482 words, for members.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.