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Superintendent reports enrollment dip, audit work and grant awards
Summary
Superintendent reported current enrollment at 1,786 (about 77 fewer than last year), ongoing work to resolve FY25 audit errors, a FY26 budget of $46 million, and new grants and program evaluations including a Learn365 award and a summer program evaluation showing student gains.
At the Milltown School Committee meeting Dec. 18, Superintendent (Billy) reported district enrollment holding at 1,786 students, a reduction of about 77 students compared with the prior year and an improvement versus the district’s typical 100-student decline benchmark.
Mister Alves presented the finance update and said town and district staff are collaborating with third-party auditors (CLA) to finalize the FY25 audit; the district’s FY25 UCOA submission returned 72 coding errors that staff will correct. Alves said shared-service staff have begun Munis cash-reconciliation training and that the FY26 budget remains at $46,000,000 with revenues and expenditures tracking to plan.
Superintendent and staff summarized an Annenberg Institute review of a 4-week ELA and math summer program that served 223 students with high attendance (about 13 of 16 days); participants showed measurable gains in math and reading relative to nonparticipants. The district secured a Learn365 grant for $20,000 to support a free April camp and a recorded Bridal health and wellness grant for $10,000 to purchase a K–12 social-skills curriculum. The district also noted a nearly $14,000 grant from the Van Buren Charitable Foundation to support youth mental wellness.
Student services work reported for Dr. Leslie Brow included a completed census and focused efforts on graduating eligible students; special-education enrollment decreased by about 20 students since June, which staff said reflects improved placement accuracy and transitions.
Superintendent Billy said the district will continue monitoring enrollment and financial processes and will provide monthly updates on cash reconciliations and audit progress.
