Greater Nashua

NASHUA - The Board of Education recently voted 6-2 to approve the district’s operating budget of $137.2 million for fiscal year 2026 which will now be sent to the Board of Alderman. This figure represents a 4.7 percent increase over the prior fiscal year. Before the meeting, 40 positions were in danger of being cut. However, the board was able to avoid that loss by putting $6.1 million back into the budget. Prior to the April 2 vote, parents and teachers implored board members not to be bound by the three percent increase which Mayor James Donchess stated in his Feb. 12 letter to the city’s department heads. Rather, they said the mayor and the aldermen need to know how much money is truly needed for the district to function properly. “Our school is in crisis,” said Amanda Mcguire, a teacher at Pennichuck Middle School, adding that some classes have up to 60 ...