Draft policy would formalize reserves for Hanscom contract risks

What happened

The draft creates separate reserves for facilities, special education, operations and transition, retiree benefits, pensions, and unemployment to address enrollment changes, out-of-district costs, and possible contract reduction or loss.

Why it matters to families

The Hanscom contract is financially significant, and reserve rules determine how the district protects services and taxpayers from volatile costs or a contract transition.

The evidence

The June 18 official draft policy describes the risk scenarios, reserve subaccounts, annual target review, and multi-year allocation framework; it was not yet a final policy in this record.

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