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Budget subcommittee outlines $1.3 million gap; recommends closing positions and using grant funds
Summary
The Budget Subcommittee reported a FY2025 request of $94,745,636 and a proposed budget of $93,389,664, leaving a roughly $1.3 million shortfall. The district recommended closing open positions and moving some salaries/services to grant funding, producing a balanced budget recommendation to the committee.
At the May 6 School Committee meeting, Budget Subcommittee Chair Ms. Spadafora reported that the district requested $94,745,636 for the FY2025 budget while the budget provided totaled $93,389,664, resulting in an approximately $1.3 million deficit.
Ms. Spadafora said the district recommended closing currently open positions and reallocating some positions and contracted services to grant funding rather than Chapter 70 funds to eliminate the shortfall. The subcommittee voted to forward a budget that the district described as balanced after those adjustments and plans to publish a budget book and hold a public budget hearing before final School Committee consideration.
Committee members asked for future survey or question adjustments to get clearer student responses on support services and club participation. Ms. Spadafora indicated the subcommittee expects further discussion on policy manual review and possible joint meetings with the Budget and Policy subcommittees to consider timing and costs.
The transcript does not record which specific positions would be closed or the grants that would absorb costs; committee members and staff indicated further documentation will appear in the budget book and at the public hearing.
