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Mayor's directive

Approve FY27 BPS Budget of $1.73 Billion

Last activity July 6, 2026 (3 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    April 2, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The Boston City Council’s Committee on Ways and Means reviewed the FY27 annual appropriation for the Boston Public Schools. The docket totals $1.73 billion, reflecting continued investment in classrooms, teachers, and student supports, with a shift to a new school funding model. The committee recommended that the order pass; full Council discussion followed.

Affects students, families, teachers, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities

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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2026, Docket #0734, for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2027, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

Timeline

  1. April 8, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, April 8, 2026

  2. June 3, 2026

    The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    City Council

    Councilor Culpepper in the chair. Councilor Breadon in the chair. The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 8 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber), nays 5 (Culpepper, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell).

    Minutes, June 3, 2026