Cohasset School Committee Greenlights $26.3M Budget Amid $1M Deficit and Calls for Structural Override

COHASSET - March 31, 2026 - The Cohasset School Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday night to approve a $26,315,055 budget for Fiscal Year 2027, navigating a nearly $1 million deficit that will result in staff reductions and program cuts. While the budget represents a 4.83% increase in town funding, committee members and administrators warned that “budgetary tricks” have been exhausted, signaling an urgent need for a future structural override.

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Superintendent Dr. Sarah Shannon presented a final FY27 budget that, while bolstered by an additional $1.2 million from the town, still falls $990,943 short of the funding required to maintain “level service” [11:54]. To bridge this gap, the district is implementing a series of reductions across staffing, supplies, and professional development [13:59].