School Committee Approves $141,000 Budget Transfer

School Committee · Meeting of July 29, 2026

TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury School Committee approved a $141,000 transfer to cover a school health account shortfall at its first meeting under new Superintendent Dr. Nancy Milligan. Business Manager David Libby told the committee the gap stemmed from an unposted retiree charge and about 21 additional employees joining the health plan, with family-plan costs running $25,000 to $30,000 per employee versus $10,000 to $12,000 for single coverage. The transfer passed 5-0 by roll call, with Chris Kingston, Ryan Lloyd, Chris Moncada, Kayla Biagioni-Smith and Chair Bridget Garabedian all voting aye.

The committee also certified four payroll periods totaling more than $5.8 million, adopted policies on bus driver training and student entrance age, approved four DECA field trips including an out-of-state Louisville, Kentucky conference, and welcomed new member Kingston, appointed jointly with the Select Board on June 30. Libby said the transfer "didn't change the FY27 budget."

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Recognition of George Kalarites
• New Superintendent, New Member Seated
• Consent Agenda: Personnel Introductions
• Approval of Minutes and Payroll
• Superintendent and Staff Reports
• Correspondence: Annual Library Collection Weeding
• Committee Reports and Policy Subcommittee Recap
• Policy Items: Informational Readings and Votes
• Old Business: School Committee Reassignments
• New Business: 2026-27 DECA and Student Council Field Trips
• New Business: Budget Transfer for School Group Health Account
• Matters of Interest and Executive Session
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,524 words

Source: the School Committee meeting of July 29, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.