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North Attleborough schools present $53.4M needs-based budget; town manager proposes $51.3M
Summary
School officials told the committee a needs-based budget for North Attleborough Public Schools totals $53.4 million, about $2.1 million more than the town manager’s proposal; committee members debated staffing, athletics funding and delaying a vote until firm revenue figures arrive.
A school administrator told the school committee that a needs-based budget for North Attleborough Public Schools totals $53.4 million, while the town manager recently presented a $51.3 million budget to the town council, roughly $2.1 million less than the schools requested.
The administrator said the district’s starting point was last year’s $49 million budget and that adding salaries for existing personnel requires about $2.1 million. "We had, again, developed a needs based budget because we were asked to. And that needs based budget totaled 53,400,000.0, but the town manager did present his budget to town council, a couple of weeks ago. And his budget, number is right here, 51,300,000.0, which is over $2,000,000 less than what we had asked for," the school administrator said.
Why it matters: committee members said the gap matters for classroom staffing, athletics and curriculum. The administrator outlined a tiered approach that would first fund…
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