Sherborn School Committee Unanimously Approves $7.84 Million FY27 Budget

SHERBORN -- March 10, 2026, Sherborn School Committee votes 5-0 to approve a $7,842,291 operating budget for fiscal year 2027. Business Manager Dawn Vittori presented the final version of the budget, reflecting a 1.43 percent increase in in-district spending, driven primarily by contractual salary reserves and the addition of one district-wide curriculum coordinator. Per-pupil budgeted expenditure drops to $18,331, a 4.8 percent decrease, as enrollment is projected to grow from 379 to 403 students at Pine Hill Elementary, fueled by the largest incoming kindergarten class in 10 years. The committee also voted 5-0 on its consent agenda, approving February minutes with a name correction and opting out of the Massachusetts school choice program. Separately, the committee learned that the Pine Hill water tank replacement project, initially budgeted at $300,000, now carries a design-phase estimate of $500,000, with bids expected within two weeks and a re-vote likely at a joint March 31 meeting.