Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
athletics, facility rental and special education service revenue which results in the FY’26 deficit above. Although the fund balances are sufficient to allow for this one-time revenue use. Future budgets will need to be adjusted to reflect the likely loss of these revenue sources. Other special revenue accounts are often referred to as revolving funds. These funds are defined by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services, as: A revolving fund separately accounts for specific revenues and earmarks them for expenditure by a board or officer without appropriation for particular purposes to support the activity, program or service that generated the revenues. Typically, revolving funds are authorized by state law for programs or services with expenses that (1) fluctuate with demand and (2) can be matched with the fees, charges or other revenues collected during the year. School revolving funds have statutory authority to carry fund balances from one year to the next. The positive fund balances represent revenue collections that exceed annual expenses. Deficits result in the reduction of fund balances. Individual fund balances are provided in the Special Revenue: Revolving Fund section of the budget. National School Lunch Program (Level 2): Revenue Assumptions: Universal free meals will continue to be funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Revenue will increase by 1.5% annually (FY’27 – FY’29). The FY’25 contract with Whitsons Culinary Group anticipates a $75K return to the district. A portion of this surplus will be used to make necessary equipment upgrades. Future surpluses are expected with the new contract that will be in place on July 1, 2025.
Expense Assumptions: FY’27 – FY’29: Increase by 3.0% annually
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