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Revere officials debate transportation shortfall, propose ending middle-school lottery and raising distance limits to save millions
Summary
City and school leaders described an estimated $1.9 million transportation funding gap for FY26 and discussed options including shifting middle-school eligibility from one mile to two miles, phasing out the school lottery, actualizing circuit-breaker reimbursements and renegotiating vendor bids.
The Revere School Committee and city finance officials spent the bulk of their May 20 meeting debating how to cover an estimated $1.9 million shortfall in school transportation costs for the coming fiscal year.
CFO Matt Cruz and district staff summarized the budget math: the full programmatic cost to run transportation as currently configured is roughly $14.6 million. State and federal reimbursements (special education circuit-breaker, homeless student transportation, and other reimbursements) reduce the district’s net burden by roughly $3 million to about $11.6 million. The city indicated it can provide approximately $9.7 million for transportation, leaving an estimated gap around $1.9 million.
Officials and committee members discussed programmatic…
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