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Date received i{ "J b v -RKS Office Date-received in the Selectmen's Office <br /> •07 JUL 18 Pt2 :02 ,lUl. 3 2007 <br /> PETITIONERS ARTICLE FOR MASHPEE TOWN MEETING <br /> LEAD PETITONER: MaryRose Grady <br /> DAY PHONE: 508-736-9109 EVENING PHONE: <br /> TOWN BOARD/DEPT AFFECTED BY ARTICLE: School Committee <br /> ESTIMATED COST$: $279,000 <br /> ARTICLE: To see if the town will appropriate $279,000 in Chapter 70 funds to the <br /> school department for utilities. <br /> i <br /> Explanation: Chapter 70 is the state program for education aid. For the 2008 fiscal <br /> year, the Mashpee Public Schools have been allocated $279,000 by the legislature. Va <br /> r <br /> The $279,000 will be used for electricity at Mashpee High School. In anticipation of <br /> these funds, the school committee reduced the line item for electricity at Mashpee High <br /> School by $279,000. <br /> One of the difficulties in determining a school district budget is that the state <br /> contribution is not finalized until after the school committee's budget has been voted. <br /> In an effort to assist school committees with budget planning for FY 08, a Joint <br /> Resolution voted by the Legislature in April set Chapter 70 amounts. School districts <br /> were advised to plan their budgets based on the Joint Resolution figures. <br />