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Accounts committee questions warrant entries, flags $21 million in special-education tuition and transportation costs
Summary
Members of Brockton’s accounts committee reviewed vendor warrants, raised transparency concerns about Munis descriptions and reported the city has spent about $11.2 million on out‑of‑district special-education tuition and nearly $10 million on related transportation this fiscal year.
During a detailed warrants review, Brockton City councilors pressed city finance staff for clearer accounting and raised concern about high special-education costs that are straining municipal resources.
Councilor Susan Nicastro told the committee her office asked for two specific reports showing the fiscal‑year‑to‑date totals for out‑of‑district special‑education tuition and for transportation to those placements. “To date, we’ve spent $11,200,000 on special‑education out‑of‑district placement,” Nicastro said, and she added the city has spent “just under $10,000,000” on special‑education transportation.
Why it matters: together those line items represent a heavy recurring cost in the school budget and can materially affect the city’s finances. Councilors asked whether bringing some services back in‑district could reduce both…
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