FY 25 Budget Update

 

Dear North Reading Public Schools Community,

As an update to our budget process for Fiscal Year 25 I would like to share this link to Monday’s Public Budget Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LnIrTJJrXM

During the meeting the School Committee discussed the current budget gap of $1.2 million dollars for level services and $1.6 million dollars for our modified level services plan along with potential cuts that would need to be made in order to balance the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. 

Principals and Directors provided impact statements that addressed how these cuts would affect our students, programs, and buildings. I strongly recommend that everyone in our school community review this presentation and follow along with the updates in the North Reading Transcript and participate in our upcoming public presentations:

Date and time	Topic	Location	Presenters
Monday, April 22, 2024 6:30 p.m.	School Committee Budget Vote	Hybrid; J. Turner Hood Elementary School and virtual	North Reading School Committee, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 8:00 p.m.	Community Informational Webinar	Virtual, link to be shared soon	Town Administrator, Town Finance Director, Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations
Thursday, May 9, 2024 7:30 p.m.	Community Informational In-person Session	In-person, North Reading Middle/High School Distance Learning Lab	Town Administrator, Town Finance Director, Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations
June 10, 2024 7:00 p.m.	Town Meeting	North Reading Middle/High School	Town Boards and Officials

Please also see the Town of North Reading’s page for additional information by visiting  FY25 Budget Central to see a list of recent and upcoming meetings, documents, and presentations.