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Superintendent warns of roughly $4M shortfall; committee sets budget delivery tied to House 1
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Joe Baieta told the School Committee that declining Chapter 70 allocations and falling enrollment have produced a multi-million-dollar shortfall. The committee voted to request the select board adopt policy language requiring the school budget be delivered within 10 days of House 1 being released.
Stoughton — The School Committee heard a candid budget outlook Feb. 10 as Superintendent Dr. Joe Baieta described state funding shifts and enrollment declines that have left the district with a multi-million-dollar gap.
"We are down 200 students," Dr. Baieta said as he described the effect on Chapter 70 aid and district revenues. He summarized recent finance work and a preliminary estimate of a $3.4 million shortfall that could increase to roughly $4 million after further…
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