Finance Committee continues FY27 education budget hearing, seeks $450K reduction.
Finance Committee reopened its FY27 education budget public hearing on March 19. Erin Boucher, School Committee Chair, and Dr. Joseph Sawyer, Superintendent of Schools, presented the School Committee's recommended $94,631,135 budget, a 4.75 percent increase over FY26, characterized as level-service
Finance Committee · Meeting of March 19, 2026
SHREWSBURY — Finance Committee reopened its FY27 education budget public hearing on March 19. Erin Boucher, School Committee Chair, and Dr. Joseph Sawyer, Superintendent of Schools, presented the School Committee's recommended $94,631,135 budget, a 4.75 percent increase over FY26, characterized as level-service spending to continue programming while addressing cost pressures.
The Committee discussed the $450,000 gap between that recommendation and the Town Manager's 4.25 percent target. The hearing was continued to Saturday, March 21 at 8:30 a.m.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of March 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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