School Committee approves FY26 year-end budget transfer

School Committee · Meeting of August 4, 2026

WAREHAM — The Wareham School Committee approved a year-end FY26 budget transfer that moves unspent funds into the tuition line. Kristen Flynn said balances ran from $1 to just under $13,000, with the largest, $12,843, in the legal services line. The shift lets tuition once paid from the federal IDEA grant be charged to the budget, preserving grant money through Sept. 30, 2027, as six new out-of-district placements arrived after Town Meeting.

The 4-0 vote came as members also accepted an AED from the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office for the McDuffie Center. Superintendent Amy Hartley-Matteson's calendar changes passed 4-0, moving the budget workshop to Nov. 12 and starting the Sept. 17 meeting at 5:30 p.m. for a one-hour MASC session.

In the full story:

• Meeting opening and agenda
• FY26 budget transfer
• Minutes
• Report of the superintendent: AED gift
• Bill and payroll warrants
• School Committee meeting calendar amendment
• Other business and adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,897 words

Source: the School Committee meeting of August 4, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.