School Committee Votes 3.41% Increase for FY11Budget PDF Print E-mail
On Tuesday, January 26,The North Andover School Committee voted its FY11 School Budget to be presented to the Town Manager. the budget calls for a 3.41% increase to the FY10 Budget. the budget includes a level services budget, which accounts for 2.71% increase, and includes four critical needs. These are one additional teacher each at Kittredge and Franklin Elementary Schools, a 6th Grade Reading Teacher at the Middle School, and the implementation of a Therapeutic Behavior Program in Special Education.

For details, consult our Program Summary Sheet for the FY11 School Committee Budget. If you have questions about the school budget, please email them to Budget Questions. Q & A will be continue to be posted on the Budget & Finance page of the school website for the duration of the budget process.
 
The Budget Process PDF Print E-mail
The budget process for the schools begins with the publication by the School Committee of the School Budget Directives. These directives outline the broad goals for the review, maintenance and expansion of educational services to the students of North Andover.

Using these directives, as well as the goals of the District Improvement Plan and the MCAS Student Performance Targets, the Superintendent, school Principals, and other district leaders, develop the Superintendent's Budget, which is presented to the School Committee.

The Superintendent of Schools presented his FY11 Budget to the School Committee on December 17, 2009. The School Committee has conducted meetings in January to hear and discuss department reports from Principals and administrators that provide narrative and data evidence to support the budget presented by the Superintendent. On January 21, 2010, the School Committee Public Hearing on the FY11 Budget was conducted at Town Hall. The presentation made at this Public Hearing is included in the links below.

On Tuesday, January 26, the School Committee will vote on its FY11 North Andover School Budget.

To access the budget reports and presentations made to the School Committee, please visit the following links: QUESTIONS about the FY11 School Budget?
E-mail Budget Questions. Questions and answers will be posted here.

To understand the budgetary needs of the School Department, the following background reports are helpful:
As presentations are made and reports presented, these will be added to the links above.
 


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