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Fall River school committee holds public hearing on FY2025 budget as unions raise ratification and program-cut concerns
Summary
At a May 12 public hearing on the proposed fiscal 2025 budget, teachers and union representatives urged clearer public disclosure of cuts and timely ratification of negotiated agreements; district staff said some summer programs may require fees after ESSER funding ends.
FALL RIVER, Mass. — The Fall River School Committee held a public hearing May 12 on the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, where educators and union representatives urged the committee to clarify planned staffing and program changes and to ratify negotiated memorandum of agreements (MOAs).
Keith Mishan, president of the Fall River Educators Association, said the budget "is a moral document," and urged the district and committee to make clearer which positions and programs will continue. "Elementary students deserve access to working school libraries," Mishan said, citing the planned elimination of the technology/library media specialist position at Sylvia as a specific concern.
The hearing also included remarks from Sheila Kearns, social coordinator…
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