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School committee accepts nine‑month budget projection, approves nurse pay rise and vendor contracts
Summary
The Pittsfield School Committee accepted a nine‑month budget projection showing a modest surplus, approved higher daily rates for substitute and relief nurses, awarded a three‑year fuel contract, and approved line-item transfers; officials also heard a cooperative education report and approved an international field trip.
The Pittsfield School Committee accepted a nine‑month budget projection, approved several operational contracts and rate changes, and heard student-work-based learning updates during Monday's meeting.
Budget snapshot and projection: Assistant Superintendent Behnke presented the nine‑month budget projection and said the district currently projects a surplus of $56,978. Behnke warned that contracting for temporary services and filling vacancies with agency providers — notably nursing and special-education services — is costing significantly more than in-house staffing and that some lines (legal services, special education contracted services, bus maintenance and special-education transportation) show projected deficits that will require transfers.
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