School committee weighs using $145,000 carryforward to fund Beechmont early‑childhood playground

The Revere School Committee on Oct. 21 reviewed a Ways and Means recommendation to appropriate net school spending carryforward from the prior fiscal year, including a proposal to reserve $40,000 for an early‑childhood playground at Beechmont School and to place remaining funds into accounts that cover tuition for residential placements.

The committee was told the district closed the fiscal year with about $5.4 million available in carryforward funds, slightly above the $5.25 million projected during the budget process. Of that total, $5.25 million had already been committed in the budget to classroom teachers and $65,000 had been previously protected for the Lincoln Tot Lot. That left roughly $145,000 available for reallocation, the Ways and Means report said.

The Ways and Means committee recommended using $40,000 of the remainder for a Beechmont early‑childhood…