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Methuen officials present student-focused budget with requests for special education, CTE, STEM and wellness staff
Summary
School administrators presented a preliminary budget that preserves level services while requesting targeted new positions — additional special-education staff, counselors, nurses, a CTE supervisor and a multimedia teacher — and warned the net increase narrows once expected grant offsets are removed.
Dr. Galopsie opened the Methuen School Committee budget workshop saying the administration’s goal was "to present a budget that's straightforward and clear, to be very transparent" and described a student-centered plan that prioritizes classroom instruction and services.
Assistant Superintendent Gina Bozak outlined staffing requests organized into bundles. For special education she asked for additional program assistants and 1:1 support in the Timoney, Tenny and Marsh schools, plus a special-education administrator in buildings currently served by…
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