School Committee Requests Town Budget Override

Members of the School Committee unanimously supported the idea at their meeting last night.

As the final budget numbers become clearer, School Committee members are looking at several options to keep the department from falling behind next year. One of the budget options the members discussed at their meeting last night was an override according to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. "In response to a suggestion by the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night that they would consider an override if the School Committee told them what they need, School Committee Chairman Erin H. Canzano said she highly favored the idea," the Telegram reports. The possibility of an override failing to pass a vote by residents however, led to discussions around what can be done to reduce the budget to the town's current guidelines. "Superintendent Joseph M…

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School Budget nearly $3 Million Below Level Services

The School Committee says performance is in jeopardy if they fail to provide the services students need.

School Budget: Concern About Program Cuts and Class Size

Some suggest Shrewsbury has been on a 'downward slope.'

Increasing class size and program cuts are a major concern of teachers, residents and parents, some of which who voiced these concerns at a school committee meeting on Feb. 13, as reported by the Community Advocate. One woman, a mother of three in the school system, said that Shrewsbury public schools have "continued to be on a downward slope." Superintendent of Schools Joe Sawyer last month presented his recommended school budget for FY2014 (which can be found here), which, at $54.28 million represents an 8.5 percent increase over FY2013. The budget includes the addition of 45.5 full-time equivalent positions, including 21.5 classroom teaching positions, four administrative positions, 6.4 special education professionals, 9.0 special …

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Mom of 2 teens

11:04 am on Friday, April 26, 2013

thank you mr. P for articulating what so many parents know but other residents of SHrewsbury fail to acknowledge. If all parents would pay attention, get involved and vote, there might be a chance to turn this around. But after 7 years of fees, blinders and shoulder shrugging, it's unlikely to change soon. Property values will decline and that will cost homeowners a LOT more than a minor property…   more ›