Revised Budget Package for FY09
| To: | Members of the Board of Education |
| From: | Jeffrey Nellhaus, Acting Commissioner of Education |
| Date: | November 26, 2007 |
This month the Board will be voting on its budget request for FY09. The attached spreadsheet reflects the budget proposal that the Board discussed at its November 1 special meeting, with some changes based on your feedback.
Budget development for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education follows a two-stage process. First, in late summer each year, Administration and Finance (ANF) sets a maintenance target for all state agencies and requires each, including the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, to submit a planning budget reflecting that target. The FY2009 maintenance request column in the spreadsheet is based on that target, set by ANF this year at $4,533,830,191.
Each fall, the Board of Education and Commissioner also develop and submit a budget proposal reflecting their best estimate of the cost of achieving the educational priorities of the Commonwealth. The Board budget proposal for FY09 sums to $4,677,467,544 and includes additional funding for a variety of high-priority program initiatives, as outlined in the summary memo in your Board packets.
I recommend that you vote to adopt this budget package. With the Board's approval, we will, in accordance with state law, transmit the budget proposal to the House and Senate Committee on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on Education, Arts, and the Humanities, and the Secretary of Administration and Finance.
 | Discussion and Vote on the FY2009 Budget Proposal – November 21, 2007 Memorandum |
 | FY2009 Board of Education Budget Request |
  | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Description of State Appropriations |
| | Proposed Priority Areas for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
last updated: November 28, 2007
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