About 70 percent of schools are set to lose at least some staff, with over one-third losing more than 5 percent of their workforce, according to a Globe review of next year's budget proposal that the School Committee is expected to vote on Wednesday night.
The four schools, which serve students with disabilities, will now be known as the Melvin H. King South End Academy. But in the school’s cramped and aging auditorium Wednesday morning, what felt just as important was Mayor Wu’s commitment to a renovation – soon.