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Revere schools warn of special-education cost pressures; district readies bids for transportation, food and cleaning contracts
Summary
District finance staff told the Revere School Committee on Jan. 24 that rising special-education tuition and agency staffing are driving the largest cost pressures, and that the district has submitted major contract bids to the city to lock in prices before the March–April budget work.
District finance staff told the Revere School Committee on Jan. 24 that rising special-education tuition and an increased use of outside agencies for services have driven this year’s largest cost pressures, though officials do not expect an immediate year-end deficit.
“The primary drivers here are increasing costs for the special education tuition outcomes placements, increase in volume of students who have been out placed … and an inability to place special education teachers through the normal hiring process,” said Matt (district staff member). He said the district has had to hire agencies “at a premium” to fill roles, which raises costs.
Committee members and staff discussed using the Commonwealth’s circuit breaker payments to cover the immediate shortfall. Matt said the district will “actualize the Q1 payment from FY25, which already has been received,” and that that…
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