Committee approves separate budgets for Evolve, RPA and virtual programs with amendments

Sep 17, 2026

CFO Aldo Petronio presented cost-center breakouts for the new Evolve Academy, Resiliency Prep Academy (RPA) and the Fall River Virtual High School. After committee debate the board amended language to treat certain lines as "potential savings" and added placeholders for virtual math/science positions before approving the budgets.

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CFO Aldo Petronio presented separate cost centers and personnel breakouts for Evolve Academy, Resiliency Prep Academy (RPA) and the virtual high school to give each program its own budget identity. He described the breakout approach and noted a combined budget figure for the alternative programs: "The total budget for those 2 schools is $2,476,508," he said while walking through the line items.

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