Finance Committee reviews $42.2 million school budget proposal
Finance Committee · Meeting of February 10, 2026
Sandwich Finance Committee hears $42.2M school budget proposal, 2.6% increase. Superintendent Joseph P. Maruszczak presented the FY2027 operating plan approved by the School Committee on January 28, proposing $42,205,431 in spending while reducing staffing by 6% and maintaining level services.
The district projects slight enrollment decline to 2,102 students from the current 2,111, with Chapter 70 state aid projected at $75 per student. Committee members discussed rising insurance and other post-employment benefits costs and learned that a regional emergency communications system will generate significant savings.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of February 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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