Joint committees approve bus driver pay plan, FY27 budget, and decline school choice
Joint committees back bus driver pay plan and FY27 budget. The Concord and Concord-Carlisle committees voted unanimously to authorize a two-pronged recruitment and retention plan featuring a 2% cost-of-living adjustment, $2,500 hiring incentive for licensed drivers after one year, and $1,000
School Committee (CSC_CCRSC) · Meeting of April 1, 2026
CONCORD — Joint committees back bus driver pay plan and FY27 budget. The Concord and Concord-Carlisle committees voted unanimously to authorize a two-pronged recruitment and retention plan featuring a 2% cost-of-living adjustment, $2,500 hiring incentive for licensed drivers after one year, and $1,000 referral bonus—with a fiscal impact of $18,000 for Concord Public Schools and $12,000 for the Regional District, per Assistant Superintendent Robert Conry. The committees also approved the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District's FY27 budget and voted 6-0-1 to decline participation in the 2026-2027 School Choice program, citing insufficient building capacity and lack of equitable transportation for non-resident students.
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Source: the School Committee (CSC_CCRSC) meeting of April 1, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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