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Assistant superintendent: Pittsfield’s Chapter 70 foundation rises $6.2M under governor’s FY26 proposal; state aid increase preliminary
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Behnke presented a Chapter 70 funding update showing the district foundation budget rising to roughly $104.0 million under the governor’s FY26 proposal and preliminary state aid increasing by about $4.49 million.
Assistant Superintendent Behnke presented a Chapter 70 funding update to the School Committee on Feb. 12, explaining the calculations behind the governor’s FY26 budget proposal and how the changes would affect Pittsfield’s foundation budget, required local contribution and state aid.
Key figures the administration cited (described as preliminary and tied to the governor’s proposed budget): the district foundation budget is shown as $104,024,895; total enrollment used in the state calculation is 5,576 students (up 18 from last year); the district’s counted low‑income percentage is 70.97% (placing the city in group 11); English‑learner counts increased by about 113 students in one year (49 additional elementary, 24 additional middle, 40 additional high‑school EL students); and the…
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