School Budget Hearing Set for March 17

Andover, MA - The budget process for next year for the Andover Public Schools is well underway.

There will be a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2017 budget on Thursday, March 17 in the School Committee Room on the second floor above the Senior Center.

In addition, the FY17 APS Preliminary Budget Book is available online.

The FY17 preliminary budget figure from the schools is just over $77 million.

The FY2017 budget addresses a number of outstanding issues in the district, Superintendent Sheldon Berman states in the budget preface.

Due to the rising costs of special education services, particularly for out-of-district placements, this budget simply sustains existing programs and brings elementary class size back to prior year levels. The only new investment the district is pursuing is the staffing required to implement the new high school schedule, Berman goes on to state in the document.