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School committee moves to present FY budgets using DESE function codes to improve comparability
Summary
The committee voted to align Braintree’s budget presentation with DESE function codes so town residents and other districts can more easily compare expenditures; administration will map FY25 articles to DESE categories and present the FY26 budget in the new format.
The school committee voted Monday to change how the district presents its budget for committee votes, moving from locally defined “articles” to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) function codes used statewide. Administration said the district’s chart of accounts already contains DESE function codes, so the change is primarily a presentation change intended to improve…
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