The School Committee unanimously voted to approve a fiscal year 2025 school budget of $94,577,540 at a budget hearing Monday night. The committee was able to hit its budget target after a series of past meetings in which it reduced unfilled positions and found other funding sources for certain budget line items. In comparison, the FY24 total budget was $93,099,671. The FY25 … [Read more...] about School Committee approves $94M school budget for FY25
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School officials work on reducing operating costs as ESSER funds expire and state aid decreases
Members of the Peabody School Committee, Mayor Ted Bettencourt, and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Josh Vadala recently convened for an FY25 school budget meeting at Higgins Middle School, to talk about needed reductions in operating costs and propose changes to funding sources, to adjust to significant decreases in state aid and the expiration of Elementary and Secondary School … [Read more...] about School officials work on reducing operating costs as ESSER funds expire and state aid decreases