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Chicopee finance director: FY26 spending on track; special-education 'circuit breaker' reimbursement expected to rise
Summary
Director of budget and finance presented a quarter‑in report showing about 20% of the general fund spent by Sept. 30 and an anticipated near‑$2.2 million circuit breaker reimbursement for special education this year.
John Mieurecki, director of budget and finance for Chicopee Public Schools, told the school committee on Oct. 15 that the district had used roughly 20% of its general fund budget through Sept. 30 and that several line items were encumbered early for the school year.
Mieurecki walked the committee through the FY26 budget report layout — approved June 2025 figures, transfers/adjustments, encumbrances and percent used — and explained his color-coding: green for 0–25% used,…
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