Auburn schools approve FY27 budget with $100,000 reduction
School Committee · Meeting of March 4, 2026
Auburn schools approve constrained FY27 budget, reducing positions and adjusting salaries amid town pressure. The School Committee unanimously approved the fiscal 2027 budget with a 3.92 percent increase after absorbing a $100,000 spending reduction requested by town leadership. Superintendent Beth Chamberland left five positions unfilled, capped salaries at Bachelors Step 1 rather than Masters Step 2 for a $7,000 per-position savings, and secured a $30,000 Athletics Department offset.
The Committee also unanimously filed a DESE waiver to exempt students from making up instructional time lost during February's two-day school closure.
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Source: the School Committee meeting of March 4, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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