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“The primary drivers here are increasing costs for the special education tuition outcomes placements, increase in volume of students who have been out placed … and an inability to place special education teachers through the normal hiring process,” said Matt (district staff member). He said the district has had to hire agencies “at a premium” to fill roles, which raises costs.

Committee members and staff discussed using the Commonwealth’s circuit breaker payments to cover the immediate shortfall. Matt said the district will “actualize the Q1 payment from FY25, which already has been received,” and that that payment is larger than the projected special-education deficit for the current year.

Officials warned the decision has implications for next year’s budgeting because the district often relies on four quarterly circuit-breaker payments; using part of this year’s receipts now will reduce carryforward available for FY26. “That decision for this year will affect the next year,” Matt said, adding that the district’s work on staffing models and carryforward will inform March–April budget negotiations.

Finance staff also identified other accounts showing shortfalls or risk. Transportation accounts showed red balances largely because purchase orders remain encumbered for students who may not attend the remainder of the year, and tradesmen overtime is in deficit after maintenance staff installed district technology and assembled furniture rather than contracting out. Matt said using district staff saved money overall compared with outside contractors but shifted costs into overtime lines that were not budgeted.

To reduce uncertainty before the budget process, staff have turned four large services to the city purchasing office: regular transportation, special-education transportation, district-wide cleaning services and food services. Matt said those procurements were submitted to get price certainty as the committee prepares its budget calendar: “We’ve done everything we can to have very fruitful budget conversations in early March and through April.”

Committee members asked how the district tracks whether special-education services are actually delivered. Matt replied that services are written into students’ individualized education programs and building special-education coordinators ensure delivery. He also described statutory cost-sharing when a student moves to another district midyear: “The state law requires that we split that cost until the receiving district can fully assume the student.”

The business office noted one-time revenues and unspent instructional accounts that are expected to offset some costs at year-end. Staff also flagged timing issues from recent collective-bargaining settlements that produced retroactive pay that will be actualized in payroll in coming weeks.

Committee members asked staff to keep the committee informed after the governor’s budget and the state’s cherry sheet are released, since those numbers will determine the district’s revenue outlook for FY26.

Ending: Staff said they will monitor the flagged accounts, proceed with the planned procurements, and return with updated budget projections after state budget details are released and after the purchasing office returns bid results.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Revere School Committee - Committee of the Whole Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","District finance staff told the Revere School Committee on Jan. 24 that rising special-education tuition and agency staffing are driving the largest cost pressures, and that the district has submitted major contract bids to the city to lock in prices before the March–April budget work.","taxTitle","Revere Public Schools, School Boards, Massachusetts","taxId",67268,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6379379,"School committee forms nonunion salary working group; members raise concern about substitute pay and committee renaming proposals",198,1642000,1840000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2136117-36b56ae3dd73718fe02f8e8c296d45d4&start=1642&end=1840","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2136117-36b56ae3dd73718fe02f8e8c296d45d4/thumbnail_1642000.jpg","/articles/6379379/Massachusetts/School-committee-forms-nonunion-salary-working-group-members-raise-concern-about-substitute-pay-and-committee-renaming-proposals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6379379-b0c05a7582984d5c96ccb0e3c555afb0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775404106&Signature=I5Kr-Ax5VwjHbmPvHYWE084mreGVvyOcmb1AyfpeOrYgRDEM0-yG0PTKw3~UmGehM4v3PY6OYjDzhO-us~Qqwqx4cAI5LoPHpbV6Y2xIKTf2EMyEkiFw3hzIYO9xjGIN-SotZR~loqBsX9TxiWVUe26YH7uw-EP9AXHTi5atAanTahb1CmWSUur6yi52csNhAf7b4Ov5xT9BtCjonDWPeM~d03UTylHgRTQSlZF3KSbHG32DZ5OwvoVY6kUVqplARxSmvBz~FsvsUanmGqTq8bOdqU8dA-8Vrt2Goa2iFnWlfBa2S17Q4bOqni1nuaEsMLm0IFhJDlK9h8-4~rf9uw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Revere School Committee on Jan. 24 agreed to form a working group to review nonunion salary structure and other pay alignment issues and discussed substitute pay and proposed changes to committee names and scopes.

A presenter described a working group composed of two committee members (one from Ways and Means and one from Personnel), at least one assistant superintendent, staff from the RAA and several principals to develop a longer-term approach to nonunion raises and salary alignment. One committee member volunteered to serve and another was tentatively assigned so the group can meet in the next month or two; the presenter said she expected “3 or 4 90 minute meetings.”

Committee members also raised substitute pay as a matter of equity. Mr. Kingston said substitutes had not received recent increases and asked the committee to address it. Staff summarized current daily substitute rates as reported in the meeting: $104 for a high-school-diploma substitute, $117 for a bachelor’s degree, and $130–134 for a substitute with a teaching certificate (per-day amounts reported in the transcript). The committee agreed to refer substitute compensation policy to the working group.

Members reviewed several proposed committee-name and scope changes, including keeping a Ways and Means title, renaming planned maintenance to Buildings and Grounds, retaining Policy and Procedure as a clear public-facing name, keeping Safety and Security as is rather than switching to School Climate, and adding a “Belonging” component to DEI committee naming. The committee agreed to bring a motion updating committee structures and to vote on a naming change (student supports vs. health and special education) at the committee’s 6 p.m. session.

Ending: The presenter said she would circulate updated committee assignments and return the proposed naming and the substitute-pay referral for formal action at the next meeting.

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A district presenter said the grant application had been approved by the school’s staff and governing board before submission. The Playful Learning Institute’s stated objectives were quoted in the meeting: participants “gain tools and strategies to intentionally design and embed playful learning instructional strategies across course of the school day,” the presenter said, and clarified that the approach “doesn't mean they're gonna be out on the playground all day” but rather gives teachers training to “create playful moments as they're teaching math or reading.”

The presenter noted one grant requirement was that the receiving school be a full-inclusion school, which the Paul Revere school meets, and called the grant an exploratory pilot that may inform adoption in other schools.

Ending: Committee members thanked Principal Coyle and his team and noted the district will monitor the pilot for possible broader use.

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Matt (district staff member) said the $80,000 covered contracting with a partner organization (identified in the meeting as RVP Consultants) that handles paperwork and placement for educators recruited from other countries under H‑1B arrangements. “We have the 5 educators who came from other countries on h 1 b leases, and that was the cost of contracting with the organization that we used to bring them over,” Matt said.

Matt said the district’s agreement with those five educators is for three years and the $80,000 covers that three‑year period; after three years, the district and the teachers may pursue extensions if the placements are successful. “The 3 years is the agreement … and that 80,000 covers for the 3 years,” Matt said.

Committee members asked whether the program was working. Matt replied that four of the five educators have performed well; one has struggled for personal reasons related to family and adjusting to a new country.

Ending: Staff said the educator diversification work was coordinated through the district’s educator diversification branch and a named partner; members asked for follow-up details in committee materials.

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Justin (district staff member) said the district has procured an owner’s project manager and an architectural firm and has done schematic designs “about a year ago” for several potential uses. He said the proposal under design places the food hub in the basement — “having all the heavy work with water and cooking … wouldn’t be leaking on any classroom space” — early-childhood classrooms in the older left wing (capacity mentioned “in the range of 300 students”), and a regional 911 call center and training center in the larger right wing of the building.

The staff presentation said design work will now move into a deeper cost analysis. Justin said the renovation is likely to include seismic and other structural upgrades because the call center must meet higher continuity standards, plus new elevators and ADA upgrades. He estimated “about a $30,000,000 renovation” and said state and other grant funding would cover a large portion: “The amount of state and SR funding that will come into play will be well north of $20,000,000.”

Justin added the project could relieve space pressures at the police station and deliver restored school and park space for the community. He said, if timelines hold and outside approvals and funding proceed, the McKinley repurpose could open in roughly 2027 and might appear before city council during the current budget season for further approvals.

Ending: Staff said design and cost synopses are underway and that the project will return for further review by both the city and the school committee as grant funding and design details firm up.","Staff described schematic design work and early cost estimates for a planned repurpose of the McKinley School that would house early-childhood classrooms, a food hub and a regional 911 call center. Architects and an owner's project manager have been procured; staff estimated a roughly $30 million renovation with more than $20 million in expected","actionData","errors"]

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Revere schools warn of special-education cost pressures; district readies bids for transportation, food and cleaning contracts

School committee forms nonunion salary working group; members raise concern about substitute pay and committee renaming proposals

Paul Revere pilot school awarded $175,000 Playful Learning grant for early grades

School committee hears about H‑1B educator recruitment: $80,000 covers five hires for three years

Revere officials outline McKinley School refurbishment: food hub, early-childhood classrooms and regional 911 center planned