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Salem School Committee approves Bentley Innovation Plan, removes provision to retain unspent funds

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The committee voted unanimously to approve the Bentley Innovation Plan on May 19 after striking language that would have allowed the school to carry over unspent funds between fiscal years. Members discussed autonomy, calendar alignment and budget safeguards.

Salem — The Salem School Committee voted unanimously May 19 to approve the Bentley Innovation Plan after removing a requested autonomy that would have allowed the school to retain unspent funds from one fiscal year to the next.

Member Manny Cruz moved to approve the plan with the specific change to “strike the section that notes that balances on the budget could carry over to future fiscal years.” The motion was…

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