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Ways and Means subcommittee recommends $155,999 carryforward for special‑education tuitions; $40,000 Beachmont playground proposal sent to full committee
Summary
The Revere Public Schools Ways and Means subcommittee reviewed FY25-to‑FY26 net school spending carryforward and recommended $155,999 be held for special‑education residential tuition; a motion to allocate $40,000 of that amount for a Beachmont early‑childhood/kindergarten playground was forwarded to the full school committee for decision.
The Revere Public Schools Ways and Means subcommittee recommended that $155,999 of FY25 net school‑spending eligible carryforward be held for the district’s special‑education residential tuition account and forwarded to the full school committee for action, and it forwarded a separate motion to consider allocating $40,000 of that carryforward to build a small early‑childhood/kindergarten playground at the Beachmont School.
The discussion began with Mr. Cruz, a district staff member who presented the carryforward figures, saying the district had originally projected $5.25 million in net school‑spending eligible carryforward and landed at about $5.47 million: “This is the important number to take from the first page,” Mr. Cruz said. He told the subcommittee $65,000 of the total had already been committed to a Lincoln School project because bidding had not completed before the fiscal year closed, leaving roughly $155,999 unallocated.
Why it matters: net school‑spending…
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