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Mansfield School Committee - Budget Subcommittee meeting V
Meeting Minutes
February 27,2024
Attendees:
Chair Jenn Walsh Superintendent Teresa Murphy
Steve Schoonveld Assistant Superintendent Ed Donoghue
Called to order at 6:00 PM
Approval of minutes
Jenn Walsh moved to accept minutes of February 5, 2024; Steve Schoonveld seconded and
they were approved unanimously.
Discussion of FY25 Budget
Assistant Superintendent Ed Donoghue previewed some of the slides for the upcoming Tri-
Board meeting. Our goal is to reduce the budget increase percentage down to 5%. This equals
a reduction of approximately $1.2M. The Town side is also discussing cuts.
The district is looking at revolving accounts, grant dollars, and utility savings. Revolving account
usage is restricted to the specific use of the account and therefore will not be used to adjust the
budget. There is also the potential to use some free cash for textbooks.
If there is free cash available, we would like to use this to replace the Jordan/Jackson Chiller
which is a primary cooling source for the school and is not functioning. The estimated cost is
$80,000. The equipment is approximately 30 years old.
The special education budget is trending favorably; the district hopes to pre -pay tuitions at the
end of this year.
The district is confident that we can reduce the budget as needed.