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Pittsfield's $80M School Budget Proposal 'Not Ideal,' Cuts Over 100 Employees

The school administration delivered a somber budget presentation for fiscal 2025, including a proposed reduction of more than 100 staff members.

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CBRSD Staff Urges Need for More Support

During preliminary budget presentations, the district announced its plans to discontinue several positions that were funded using federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds that end this year.

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McCann Passes $12.1M Budget for Fiscal 2025

The total budget is $12,092,886, up $593,820 over this year. Superintendent James Brosnan noted that the net school spending for the communities in the regional district has also increased, putting the total over minimum assessment at 1.9 percent.

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Pittsfield School Committee Sees Breakdown of FY23 Expenditures

While the majority is attributed to the budget approved by the School Committee, this also includes a healthy amount of state aid and funds from other city departments.

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Central Berkshire's FY25 Draft Budget Up $1M

The Central Berkshire Regional School District is anticipating a 3.35 percent increase to its operating budget for fiscal 2025, which translates to nearly a little more than $1 million over this year.

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New Pittsfield School Committee Meets for First Time

The new School Committee met for the first time on Wednesday, organizing its leadership and approving a budget calendar for fiscal 2025.

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Pittsfield School Committee OKs $78M Fiscal 2024 Budget

The School Committee on Wednesday approved a $78 million budget, which is a 7.86 percent increase over this year.

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North Adams School Committee OKs $19M Budget for Fiscal 2023

The School Committee on Tuesday approved a fiscal 2023 budget of $18,757,788, an increase of 5.56 percent over this year.

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Pittsfield School Committee OKs $72M Fiscal 2023 Budget

The budget of $72,398,262 is a 7.56 percent, or $5,086,562, increase from this year. Most of the increase is in contractual obligations, which increased by about $4.7 million.

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Additional High School Librarian Added to Pittsfield Schools Budget

Two positions were removed from the $72.3 million budget, a part-time assistant athletic director and full-time human resources assistant, to make room for two full-time librarians located at Pittsfield High School and Taconic High School.

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Central Berkshire School Assessment Up $233K for Dalton

Finance Committee member Dr. Thomas Irwin said he was concerned that the committee was not taking into consideration the strain tax increase will have on individuals with fixed incomes.

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Support Staff Demand Raises at Pittsfield School Budget Hearing

The proposed fiscal 2023 budget of $72,398,262 is a 7.56 percent, or $5,086,562, increase from this year. Most of the increase is in contractual obligations.

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Pittsfield School Committee Sees $72M Budget for FY23

The budget of $72,398,262 is a 7.56 percent, or $5,086,562, increase from this year. Most of the increase is in contractual obligations.