School Committee approves minutes, ends year with budget preview

School Committee · Meeting of June 16, 2026

Dedham School Committee previewed the $64.7 million FY27 school budget at its final meeting of the year. Dr. Kelly walked members through allocations by cost center, including $97,500 for three new educational support professionals at Avery, $162,500 for five at the ECEC and a $420,000 technology refresh. Members debated how detailed the reports should be and referred the topic to next year's Budget Subcommittee.

The superintendent said she secured $75,000 in state fair share funding and warned that districts get four school days to distribute MCAS portal codes to families. She said the district submitted a $50,000 grant request for a bell-to-bell phone policy at the high school, and that the committee approved two sets of minutes and adjourned.

In the full story:

• Recognitions
• Superintendent's Update: Funding, MCAS and Civics Projects
• Dedham Education Foundation Grants
• FY27 Budget Zero Report
• Subcommittee Reports
• Minutes and Close
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,505 words

Source: the School Committee meeting of June 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.