Committee reviews $5.2M budget with 8.25 percent increase
Eastham School Committee reviews FY27 $5.2 million budget with 8.25 percent increase. Superintendent Glenn Brand and Principal William Crosby identified $86,000 in savings from known retirements and $30,000 each from PreK staffing reductions and SAIL tuition adjustments, with the FY27 proposal
School Committee · Meeting of February 10, 2026
Eastham School Committee reviews FY27 $5.2 million budget with 8.25 percent increase. Superintendent Glenn Brand and Principal William Crosby identified $86,000 in savings from known retirements and $30,000 each from PreK staffing reductions and SAIL tuition adjustments, with the FY27 proposal totaling $5,210,104. The town is considering an override to meet contractual obligations due to lack of excess levy capacity.
The FY26 budget shows a deficit from unanticipated out-of-district tuition costs, to be addressed via Free Cash. The district is advancing a four-town efficiency and regionalization study examining potential facility consolidation and operational sharing.
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Source: the School Committee meeting of February 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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