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School committee refers Brightly rollout back to facilities subcommittee after questions about overtime and procurement

Fall River School Committee · February 12, 2026
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Summary

Members questioned why Brightly implementation required extensive in‑house overtime (district technology staff reportedly billed ~ $42,000), asked for procurement backups and asked the facilities subcommittee to review the vendor demonstration and overtime documentation.

The committee discussed Brightly, the district’s asset‑management software implementation (previously SchoolDude), after administrators presented a capital‑forecast and a breakdown of in‑house hours spent implementing the system.

Chief Operating Officer Ken Pacheco said the district has an expanded, more robust Brightly implementation and that some implementation…

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