On Feb. 11th, a joint meeting of the School Committee, Boards of Selectmen and Finance from Blackstone and Millville, as well as Senator Moore was held at the Millville Town Hall. Minimum contribution is expected to increase for both towns, Millville’s by an additional $60,000 and Blackstone’s by $110,000. The Senator urged caution when developing the budgets for the next two years. The governor’s budget for FY11 uses federal stimulus money, which has not yet been appropriated and no stimulus money is expected to be available for FY12.
We are making great strides in keeping our budget transparent. The Open Hearing meeting for the District’s FY11 budget will be held on Thurs., March 11th at 7PM in the Molony-Sullivan Auditorium at the High School. We urge you to attend. The Superintendent will present a level services budget.
The Superintendent has worked to save money wherever possible. One way was to utilize the resources of other towns by job sharing with Bellingham in two key positions: the Directors of Food Service and Curriculum. Another idea being explored was the possibility of moving the 5th grade to the middle school. After initial investigation, there would be NO educational enhancement or savings, so the idea has been dropped. The 5th graders will remain housed at the A. F. Maloney and Millville Elementary Schools.
School Committee Meetings: March 11th and 25th at 7PM in the F. W. Hartnett Media Center
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