Newton Public Schools FY26 Digital Budget Book

NOTE: Full Time Equivalent (FTE) factors in the amount of time each employee works during the work week and is different from a headcount of employees. Total Staffing Changes

Change in Final FY26 FTEs

FY25 FTES

Enrollment Changes

Budgetary Changes

Other Changes

FY26 FTES

$$ Changes

Responsibility Center

Elementary Education

228.41

-4.70

-9.24

-6.00 208.55

-19.86 -410,790

Secondary Education

21.25

-2.00

0.00

0.00

19.25

-2.00 -108,235

Student Services

63.24

0.00

-3.32

15.06

74.98

11.74

711,057

Information Technology

11.05

-0.20

-2.85

0.00

8.00

-3.05 -181,670

Teaching & Learning Family & Community Partnerships

9.50

0.00

0.00

-3.00

6.00

-3.50 -430,614

0.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

1.50

123,326

Grand Total

333.95

-6.90

-15.41

6.06 318.78

-15.17 -296,926

Enrollment Changes Elementary Education Staffing Changes

For FY26, projected elementary enrollment is 4,767 students, representing a total decrease of 42 students from the current year; while 9 of the 15 schools have projected enrollment decreases, only 4 are projected to decline by more than 10 students from this year. Of the 6 schools with projected enrollment increases, only 1 (Lincoln-Eliot) is projected to increase by more than 10 students. As a result, elementary staffing was reduced by 4.7 FTEs in line with the enrollment declines. Secondary Education Staffing Changes The FY26 budget adjusts staffing patterns at the middle and high school levels in response to enrollment changes across schools. Overall, middle school enrollment is projected to decrease by 25 students next year; Bigelow is projected to increase by 25 students, while the other 3 schools are projected to decrease. High School enrollment is projected to decline by 31 students in FY26. At the secondary level, there was a net 2 reduction in FTE to in line with enrollment declines.

For more information on staffing changes please check in informational section.

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