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Getting ready to live report on the School Committee budget subcommittee meeting about to begin at 6:30 PM #scbsc0301

Meeting being recorded, 2 members of subcommittee present, #scbsc0301 prior meeting minutes approved 2-0 vote

Budget development anchored in the overall goals; budget should speak in support of the goals, quality curriculum, engaging, rigorous #scbsc0301 target to provide budget draft at Mar 14 meeting

Miriam Goodman updates with start on Chap70, we are still approx $11M more than the current SOA would provide, only $30/pupil increase as hold harmless (last was $60/ pupil per legislative action)
$73.1 M total being proposed #scbsc0301

We are spending $9.4M more than net school spending required (13.3%)
Level service budget would be more, evaluation on what is good to keep vs reduce, $2.8M increase, allocation from town not known yet Joint budget meeting next week #scbsc0301

Health costs at about 5.2% which is generally not bad, has been higher. Special Ed private tuition another increase for out of placement 14% increase. Gov budget does include an increase in Special Ed circuit breaker funding #scbsc0301 5 to 10% increases for other placements

8% increase in transportation to start with, still work to adjust as enrollment is finalized #scbsc0301 using more of the onetime revolving funds. Are new initiatives Pre-K teacher and support for increased enrollment at ECDC. The capital curriculum funding may
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Possible to get stretched to a five year period with a $90,000 additional funding. #scbsc0301
Other requests were unable to fund so a wish list is ready. Need to also plan for the ESSER funding tapering away

Will continue to advocate for the needs of the kiddos, #scbsc0301
Use of the onetime funds is not a sustainable strategy to balance the budget, it is a year to year increase that is not good. No fee increases in this budget at this time

With an anticipated $3.2m new growth, and our proposed increase of $2.8m, we won't get it all. There are no more revolving funds available to balance #scbsc0301

Approx $1.2m of the $1.9m allocated over time for the ARPA and ESSER funds #scbsc0301 budget books coming out well before the 14th so time to review is there

87% is salary and health care so that only leaves 13% for the rest of the schools budget... #scbsc0301 meeting adjourned

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