MPS FY26 Budget Brief

• November 20, 2024 MPS presents FY26 budget needs to the School Committee

• December 6, 2024 Town Administrator Nick Milano indicates a town wide shortfall for FY26 of 9.5 million dollars, of which 6.4 million is the schools
• February 11, 2025 School Committee presents budget needs to Select Board
• February 18, 2025 Select Board votes to hold town wide override vote on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

• February-March Select Board will set override dollar amount
• February 26, 2025 School Committee Meeting
• March 5, 2025 School Committee Open Budget Hearing 6:30 PM Meeting 7PM
• March-April Community Budget Forums, Town wide Override campaign
• April 29, 2025 Town Wide Override Vote (Dollar amount TBD by the Select Board)

• All MPS Budget information can be found on our website at on our FY26 Budget page.
• Read your Principal’s Weekly Updates for any budget developments
• Watch upcoming School Committee meetings (live or recorded) at www.youtube.com/@miltonaccesstv
• Watch upcoming Select Board meetings (live or recorded) at www.youtube.com/@miltonaccesstv

At the request of the Select Board, MPS and all town departments have prepared a proposed non-override budget. This proposed non-override budget would result in significant cuts across MPS.

If a Level Services override vote on April 29, 2025 were to fail, MPS would need to cut 66 critical positions and many programs. The impact would be felt across the district in larger class sizes, limited availability of specialist classes, decreased services, loss of extracurriculars, athletics and more.

• Science Dept. Head
• English Dept. Head
• 1 Latin Teacher
• 1 Math Teacher
• 1 Special Education Teacher
• 1 English Teacher
• 1 Social Studies Teacher

• 1 Librarian
• 1 BCBA (Special Education)
• 1 Science Teacher
• 1 Math Teacher
• 1 English Teacher
• 1 Social Studies Teacher
• Realignment of Pierce Special Education Program

• Cuts to Theater, Clubs and Athletics
• 1 Custodian;
• 1 Inclusion Specialist
• 1Technology Coach

• 1 Early Literacy and Learning Interventionists
• 1 English Reading Specialists
• 1.4 French Reading Specialists
• 1 Math Interventionists
• 3 Specialist (PE, Music, Art )Teachers
• 2 Technology Teachers
• .6 Spanish Teacher
• 1 Librarian
• 1.6 Library Assistants
• Reduction to .8 for Kindergarten Ed Assistants
• .4 Future Problem Solving Teacher
• 1 Custodian
• 1 Adjustment Counselor
• 1 Inclusion Specialist
• 1 BCBA (Special Education)
• 1 Preschool Teacher
• 2 Preschool Instructional Assistants

• Asst Superintendent of Teaching and Learning
• Director of DEIB
• 1 Technology Staff
• Director of Data and Analytics
• 1.3 Administrative Assistant
  
• 4 ABA Instructional Assistants
• 10 Special Education Assistants
• Elimination of additional bus
• 1.8 Nurses
• 1 504 Coordinator
• Elimination of full day preschool at Tucker
• Director of Preschool
• .5 Communications Coordinator
• Director of Fine Arts
• Director of Nursing
• Director of Instructional Technology