Letter from Dracut politicians to state officials urging a change in funding allocation formulas to account for SPED and health care costs.
While these arguments are valid, some local officials are concerned that a change in the formula could hurt Dracut, in part because Dracut is actually getting more state aid than the formula now calls for.
In addition, the SC and Selectmen ought not simply put the onus on the legislature when they have done little to address a number of other school funding issues over which they have greater control.
* Whether the town is providing sufficient funding for the school system to provide enough bus routes.
* Whether the school system has spend any funds on capital upgrades over the years, but has reported them to the state as "maintenance costs" in violation of 603 CMR 10.03 (2) (f)
* Whether the town has charged costs related to a legal settlement to net school spending costs, charges which are more properly accounted for as prior year expenses
* Whether the school system's failure to restore the textbook budget while other line items were restored was appropriate, given the shortage of books in many classes
* Whether the town has applied excessive charges for trash collection to its school spending account, in effect cutting into the school operating budget
* Whether the DOE should more closely and review changes in municipal "chargeback" agreements to ensure that educational rights as defined in MGL Chapter 69, Section 1 are preserved.
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June 2014 Letter From Dracut Pols on State School Funding Formulas
Letter from Dracut politicians to state officials urging a change in funding allocation formulas to account for SPED and health care costs.
While these arguments are valid, some local officials are concerned that a change in the formula could hurt Dracut, in part because Dracut is actually getting more state aid than the formula now calls for.
In addition, the SC and Selectmen ought not simply put the onus on the legislature when they have done little to address a number of other school funding issues over which they have greater control.
* Whether the town is providing sufficient funding for the school system to provide enough bus routes.
* Whether the school system has spend any funds on capital upgrades over the years, but has reported them to the state as "maintenance costs" in violation of 603 CMR 10.03 (2) (f)
* Whether the town has charged costs related to a legal settlement to net school spending costs, charges which are more properly accounted for as prior year expenses
* Whether the school system's failure to restore the textbook budget while other line items were restored was appropriate, given the shortage of books in many classes
* Whether the town has applied excessive charges for trash collection to its school spending account, in effect cutting into the school operating budget
* Whether the DOE should more closely and review changes in municipal "chargeback" agreements to ensure that educational rights as defined in MGL Chapter 69, Section 1 are preserved.
Letter from Dracut politicians to state officials urging a change in funding allocation formulas to account for SPED and health care costs.
While these arguments are valid, some local officials are concerned that a change in the formula could hurt Dracut, in part because Dracut is actually getting more state aid than the formula now calls for.
In addition, the SC and Selectmen ought not simply put the onus on the legislature when they have done little to address a number of other school funding issues over which they have greater control.
* Whether the town is providing sufficient funding for the school system to provide enough bus routes.
* Whether the school system has spend any funds on capital upgrades over the years, but has reported them to the state as "maintenance costs" in violation of 603 CMR 10.03 (2) (f)
* Whether the town has charged costs related to a legal settlement to net school spending costs, charges which are more properly accounted for as prior year expenses
* Whether the school system's failure to restore the textbook budget while other line items were restored was appropriate, given the shortage of books in many classes
* Whether the town has applied excessive charges for trash collection to its school spending account, in effect cutting into the school operating budget
* Whether the DOE should more closely and review changes in municipal "chargeback" agreements to ensure that educational rights as defined in MGL Chapter 69, Section 1 are preserved.