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Brookline subcommittee finalizes Feb. 9 legislative priorities, pushes for more state funding and METCO flexibility
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Brookline School Committee Government Relations Subcommittee approved minutes and agreed on a priorities memo for a Feb. 9 legislators’ meeting, urging stronger state support for Chapter 70, special education reimbursements and increased flexibility for METCO funds while flagging a local cell-phone policy as an option.
The Brookline School Committee Government Relations Subcommittee met Jan. 12 and approved minutes from Dec. 15, 2025 before finalizing a priorities memo to present to state legislators at a Feb. 9 meeting scheduled for 4–5:30 p.m. in the School Committee Room. Suzanne, the subcommittee chair, led the review and set tasks for staff and members to confirm bill numbers and funding amounts.
The memo will front-load fiscal concerns, committee members said, and request increased state support for the district’s core funding needs. "We need increased funding for special ed, increased funding chapter 70, increased funding for METCO," Bob said, urging language that frames Brookline's needs in the context of a statewide fiscal strain. He said he would draft an overarching preface to make that point more prominent in the memo.
The subcommittee…
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