School Committee Starts Budget Process
Superintendent Steven Hiersche said the focus should be on rebuilding not restoration. Hiersche presented his budget priorities for fiscal year 2012 to the School Committee.
Superintendent Dr. Steven Hiersche presented budget priorities for fiscal year 2012 to the Framingham School Committee as a “rebuilding budget.” “We need to get into rebuilding mode,” said Hiersche, who mentioned a Fiscal Year 2010 appropriation for Framingham at $88.7 million. “We need to not focus on restoration [but rebuilding].” Hiersche said the district is looking to a “building-based” budget, where all resources will be in the system and there will be a “fairness of resources.” A multi-year view of the budget will also be worked on while building the fiscal year 2012 budget, said Hiersche. One problem Hiersche informed the School Committee members is the lack of common budget terms. “We have to get to a baseline,” said Hiersche, …
John Pearson
1:01 pm on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
They get what they ask for? You must be kidding. They laid off 50 staff members last year alone! Did they ask for that? I believe the budget must be approved by Town Meeting. more ›