Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Special Education topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Superintendent says district will ask town for $87,000 to cover residential special-education tuition
Summary
A student placed in a residential program created an unbudgeted tuition need; the superintendent said she will ask the town for $87,000 from the special-education stabilization account and likely return to the committee for additional requests.
The superintendent told the School Committee on Feb. 5 that the district has an unbudgeted residential placement for a student and will ask the town to authorize $87,000 from the special-education stabilization account to cover three months of tuition.
At the time the student entered the district in the fall, the district had not budgeted for the residential placement, and officials previously sought special-education stabilization funds to cover the initial cost (about $82,000 at that time). The superintendent said she is scheduled to appear before the Select Board on Monday to request the additional $87,000 and that the district may need to return for further requests.
The business manager provided the committee a current balance for the special-education stabilization account of $505,155.48.
A motion to utilize the special-education stabilization account for the $87,000 amount was put forward during the meeting; the publicly posted transcript does not include a recorded roll-call or final vote on that motion in the excerpt provided. The superintendent said she would seek support from the Select Board on Monday.
Next steps: The superintendent will request town approval at the Select Board meeting; if approved, the district will use stabilization funds to cover tuition and report back to the committee.
