Article 13. Concord Public Schools Operating Budget

ARTICLE 13. To determine whether the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $48,941,915 for the necessary and expedient purposes of the public schools of the Town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027; and that the same be expended only for such purposes and under the direction of the Concord School Committee and further that an additional sum of $183,680 be transferred from Free Cash, representing the specific amount anticipated to be received by the Town in June 2026 on behalf of Concord Public Schools through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Transportation program for the purpose of reimbursing additional transportation expenses arising from homeless students attending Concord Public Schools; or take any other action relative thereto.

Article Explanation

This article provides for the annual operating budget for Concord Public Schools, which serves students in pre-school, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 8, as well as for the transfer to the schools of state funds received to reimburse transportation costs for students temporarily housed in Concord. Transfer of the state funds for transportation requires authorization by Town Meeting. The budget appropriation presented for Town Meeting approval is aligned with the spending guideline established by the Finance Committee in December 2025. 

Article Motion

Mr. Herchek moves that the Town take affirmative action on Article 13 as printed in the Warrant.