 Town Meeting Floor Fight Brewing on Williamstown Elementary School BudgetIn January, the Williamstown Select Board decided to move town meeting back to the Williamstown Elementary School gymnasium.  McCann OKs FY27 Budget, Assistant Principal PostThe total spending plan for the Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational District is $13,218,090, up $564,753 or 3.69 percent over this year. The budget includes a second assistant principal, a special education teacher and interest on the building repair project. $87.2M Budget Proposed for Pittsfield Schools in FY27The proposed fiscal year 2027 budget for Pittsfield schools is a modest .4 percent increase from the previous year. CBRSD Makes Cuts to Lower Town AssessmentsSchool officials say reductions in the Central Berkshire Regional School District's budget will be felt, but remain optimistic that it will not prevent them from being "the best regional district in the state." Pittsfield Schools Hold Budget HearingThe administration will present a draft fiscal year 2027 budget on March 11, and has been focused on equitably distributing resources based on need while bridging a $4 million funding gap without layoffs. Mount Greylock Schools Draft Budget Sees Double-Digit Percentage Hikes for TownsThe committee held a special meeting with a single item on the agenda: the draft FY27 budget prepared by the administration. Pittsfield Schools Plan Another Difficult Budget Year Sans LayoffsThe Pittsfield Public Schools are seeing the effects of inflation on the fiscal year 2027 budget, and want to close the gap in funding without layoffs. CBRSD Budget Decreases; Dalton Assessment HighThe Central Berkshire Regional School District has decreased its initial operating projections from nearly 10 percent down to 4.9 percent, but the Dalton's budget is still strained because of its high assessment. Pittsfield Schools See 'Very Modest' Chapter 70 IncreaseThe Pittsfield Public Schools will see a "very modest" increase in Chapter 70 funding for fiscal year 2027, and administrators are working to calculate exactly what that will mean. Pittsfield School Committee Sees Budget Calendar, Chapter 70 ConcernsThe Pittsfield Public Schools kicked off its fiscal year 2027 budget calendar, and are again facing uncertainties with state Chapter 70 funding.  Pittsfield Council Preliminarily OKs School BudgetThe City Council kicked off budget season on Wednesday with a preliminary approval of the Pittsfield Public Schools' $86 million spending plan. Pittsfield School Committee Adopts $86M BudgetThe School Committee on Wednesday adopted a $86,450,361 budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes an $18 million city contribution and more than $68 million of anticipated Chapter 70 funding. Clarksburg School Officials Cut Fiscal 2026 Budget by $90KThe cuts include a reduction in hours in the school for the dean of students, cutting the tuition to Drury High by a third, imposing tuition for 4-year-olds in prekindergarten and trimming supplies and training.  Clarksburg School Officials Mull Deep Budget CutsThe school budget would have to be sliced by up to $150,000 to bring the fiscal 2026 budget down to a 2 percent increase. Pittsfield School Committee Mulls Lukewarm FY26 BudgetOn Wednesday, School Committee members aired their suggestions for the $87 million budget proposal with $1,238,000 in payroll reductions expected to be made through job movement, attrition, retirements, etc. Pittsfield School Officials Making Budget Recommendations WednesdayThe School Committee will make recommendations for the district's fiscal year 2026 budget on Wednesday.  Clarksburg School Officials Told to Provide Options for Cutting BudgetSchool officials say the fiscal 2026 budget is up by less than one percent — if they didn't have to carry nearly $200,000 for retirements and FICA. CBRSD School Committee OKs $36M BudgetThe Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved a gross final budget of $36,643,001 for fiscal 2026, an increase of 2.70 percent over this year. Pittsfield School District Says No Personnel Layoffs PlannedThe district says that no school employees will lose their jobs because of reductions in the fiscal year 2026 budget. North Adams Schools Eye Level Service Budget But Wary of Federal CutsSchool districts are planning as if things are status quo based on the governor's budget but with the knowledge matters may be in flux as state and federal leaders move through the budget process.  Pittsfield Council, School Committee Want Better CommunicationThe City Council and School Committee would like next year's budget process to go better than the last. Hoosac Valley Looks to Vote Budget Next MonthA tentative date of Sept. 30 has been set for a districtwide vote on the Hoosac Valley Regional School District's fiscal 2025 budget.  Pittsfield Council Gives Preliminary OK to $82M School BudgetIt was a divisive vote, passing 6-4 with one councilor absent, and survived two proposals for significant cuts. Hoosac Valley School Committee Defends BudgetOn Monday night the school committee and school leaders defended the proposed school district budget that the Cheshire Select Board opposed at one of their own meetings in April. North Adams School Panel Recommends $20M Budget That Cuts 26 JobsThe School Committee will be presented next week with a $20 million spending plan for fiscal 2025 that includes closing Greylock School and a reduction of 26 full-time positions. |
