Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Advancing District Priorities – Equity and Excellence:
Wellesley Public Schools continues to maintain a high level of services to advance our work toward equity and excellence. Below are some of the current priorities and new items funded in the FY’26 Budget that support each priority area. Priority 1: Ensuring High Expectations Teaching and Learning for All Students. 1.1 Meet the learning needs of every student with authentic and relevant learning. 1.2 Strengthen social-emotional learning. 1.3 Instruction that cultivates belonging and inclusion and ensures representation. FY’26 Budget Item FTE Amount Source Repurpose Reading Intervention Paraprofessionals 3.00 $120,567 General Fund Family and Consumer Science Teacher 0.40 $33,998 General Fund Multilingual Language Learner (Teacher and TA) 1.30 $62,986 General Fund Music Teacher (Pre School) 0.20 $16,999 General Fund PreK-22 Out-of-District Team Chair/BCBA 1.00 $88,689 General Fund Priority 2: Supporting and Strengthening Our Workforce / High Quality Professional Learning 2.1: Strengthen, support, and sustain the workforce at every level. FY’26 Budget Item FTE Amount Source Base Salary Adjustments (Steps, Lanes, etc.) 0.00 $3,517,027 General Fund
Priority 3: Building Community Partnerships and Enhancing Engagement 3.1: Community engagement and communication of progress
There are no new expenses in FY’26 related to Priority 3.
Priority 4: Improving Facilities and Optimizing Resources 4.1: Complete elementary building projects. 4.2: Other critical facilities questions. 4.3: Strengthen district sustainability efforts. 4.4: Study start times and scheduling district wide.
FY’26 Budget Item
FTE
Amount
Source
Enrollment Calibration
(8.10) ($668,998) (10.75) ($440,442)
General Fund General Fund
FY’25 Unfilled Positions – Closed
The list above is a brief overview of the FY’26 Budget enhancements and is not an exhaustive list of work being done to support each priority area, much of which is being done through existing resources. The work is ongoing and crosses all areas of the district’s budget. In the Financial Section, greater clarity will be provided about these priority areas.
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