WEYMOUTH - March 26, 2026 - The Weymouth School Committee voted 6-1 on Thursday to advance a $94.8 million “level service” budget for Fiscal Year 2027, sparking a sharp divide between committee members who described the funding as a bare-minimum “survival” measure and Mayor Michael Molisse, who deemed the request financially “irresponsible” given the town’s slowing revenue growth . The debate, which featured a detailed testimony of deteriorating school conditions and understaffing, highlighted a growing tension between the district’s educational needs and the town’s fiscal constraints.
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The primary focus of the March 26 meeting was the formal submission of the Weymouth Public Schools FY27 operating budget to the Mayor’s office. The proposed figure of $94,877,714 represents a “level service” budget—an amount intended only to maintain current programming and staffing without adding new initiatives.
