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Buffalo finance briefing: central office headcount clarified, school‑closure work to stay with superintendent and cabinet
Summary
At a board workshop, finance staff clarified central office staffing (stated as 50 positions), said the district will use internal cabinet staff rather than restarting a volunteer school‑closure committee, and reviewed special‑education costs and reimbursements including a Medicaid/revenue‑maximization increase to about $4.9–5 million and 80% reimbursement for private high‑cost tuition.
Chief Barnes led the finance presentation and clarified several items board members flagged in questioning: the central office staffing number under discussion is 50 positions, not 45, and school‑closure planning will be handled by the superintendent and cabinet rather than reconstituting the former volunteer closure committee. "It was always 50," a district speaker responded when a board member said her notes showed 45.
Board member Wright and others asked whether the district planned to hire outside consultants to run facility/closure analyses. District staff said the superintendent and…
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