Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Strategic Priorities: a budget that supports one of the four strategies of the district’s strategic priorities: 1.) Ensuring High Expectations Teaching and Learning for All Students 2.) Supporting and Strengthening our Workforce / High Quality Professional Learning 3.) Building Community Partnerships and Enhancing Engagement 4.) Improving Facilities and Optimizing Resources Other Critical Needs: a budget that supports additional changes not reflected in Level Service or Strategic Priorities that are critical to the district’s operation.
Level Service (Salary and Other Compensation): School
Salary and Other Compensation Changes
FTE
Cost
PAWS
Paraprofessional (Moved to Hardy)
(1.00)
($40,166)
PAWS
Paraprofessional (Moved to Hardy)
(1.00)
($40,166)
PAWS
Speech and Language Pathologist
(0.20)
($16,999)
PAWS
Music Teacher (Replaces Contracted Services)
0.20
$16,999
PAWS
Paraprofessional (Moved from High School)
1.00
$40,166
PAWS
Paraprofessional (Moved from High School)
1.00
$40,166
PAWS
Paraprofessional (Student Support)
1.00
$40,166
PAWS
Paraprofessional (Student Support)
1.00
$40,166
PAWS
Teaching Assistant (Satellite Location)
1.00
$33,151
PAWS
Base Level Personnel Changes (Steps, Leaves, Late Starts)
0.00 3.00
$189,238 $302,721
Sub-Total
Instructional Support Professionals: +2.00 Paraprofessionals Based on an annual review of student Individual Education Program (IEP) needs, the Director of PAWS and the Director of Student Services have recommended the following movement of staff: Paraprofessional (-1.00 FTE) Moved to Hardy Paraprofessional (-1.00 FTE) Moved to Hardy Paraprofessional (+1.00 FTE) Moved from Wellesley High School Paraprofessional (+1.00 FTE) Moved from Wellesley High School Paraprofessional (+1.00 FTE) Student Support Paraprofessional (+1.00 FTE) Student Support +1.00 Teaching Assistant The PAWS building has space for six (6) classrooms. Three (3) additional classrooms are operated in elementary schools based on available space. In SY’24-25, the three satellite classrooms are located at Sprague Elementary School. Since Sprague is expected to have one (1) additional section in SY’25-26, the PAWS satellite classrooms will need to be divided across two elementary schools which will limit the ability to share a teaching assistant across the satellite classrooms. Instructional Support Professionals:
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