Issue: FY02 Budget   NPS Online Home


Summary

Yearly development of a budget is perhaps the School Committee's most important responsibility.  Beginning with budget guidelines presented to the Superintendent in late fall and ending with an approved budget submitted to the Mayor in late spring, the budget development process is a constant balancing act, weighing the needs of students and teachers against the city's financial constraints.  Refer to this page often for the latest developments and support documentation.

The final budget for the Newton Public Schools is also highly dependent upon budgetary developments at the state and federal levels.  For the very latest in legislative developments, visit MASC Legislative Info and Events for a page of pertinent links (compiled by Massachusetts Association of School Committees).


Documents, Data and Activity (most recent items listed first)
Note: There may be other documents that pertain to this subject.  See Document Library for complete index of documents archived on NPS Online.

(10/15/01) City issues FY02 Supplemental Capital Budget
(6/14/01) Superintendent revises FY02 Budget Reallocations to reflect additional $600K METCO appropriation from state legislature for FY02, new insurance rates per City Hall, ISS reduction and MCAS support reduction • School Committee approves final FY02 Budget per final reallocations, at an increase of $5,178,877 over FY01 (4.8%)
(6/8/01) Superintendent proposes FY02 Budget Reallocations • School Committee statement on FY02 Budget Status
(5/30/01) FY02 Budget Update from Superintendent; special SC meeting scheduled for 6/4 at 7:00pm at Education Center
(4/25/01) Mayor's Proposed FY02 Budget for City of Newton
(4/17/01) Mayor David Cohen's FY02 Budget Address to Board of Aldermen • Educational Excerpts
(4/8/01) The Reality and Context of FY02 School Budget Deliberations (statement by Verne Vance, Chair of Newton School Committee, on behalf of the Committee)
(3/30/01) Straw Vote summary materials (will be distributed at 4/2 Public Hearing: School Committee Reductions per Straw Vote • FY02 Budget Increase Summary
(3/28/01) School Committee takes Straw Vote on FY02 Budget, reducing the Superintendent's Proposed Budget by $1M (now a $6.5M increase over FY01).
(3/26/01) "What is Going on with the School Budget?" by Superintendent Jeffrey Young — an explanation, to NPS staff,  of the FY01 Budget deficit and FY02 Budget status
(3/22/01) Superintendent's Statement on Understanding our Differences
(3/19/01) Revised Budget Schedule (allowing Public Comment on 3/22 and adding meeting on 3/28)
(3/15/01) Superintendent's Proposed Budget for FY02 • School Committee Minutes of the Special Meeting for this presentation
(3/15/01) Revised Budget Schedule (now includes NewTV broadcast info — otherwise unchanged from 2/26)
(11/25/00) Generic Flowchart of the Budget Process (includes Avenues of Public Input)