Posted in About SOS on Apr 8th, 2008 No Comments »
SOS did not come together just to pass overrides. SOS formed to find long-term solutions to our budget crisis. Here are some of the things that SOS has been up to:
SOS has formed a subcommittee to explore ways to generate revenue and cut costs.
In the next two weeks alone, SOS’s lobbying subcommittee is joining School [...]
Posted in Funding Our Schools, Override on Apr 4th, 2008 No Comments »
On March 31 the School Committee voted the budget for FY’09. The $1,889,589 Override (Hamilton’s share is $1,288,322 and Wenham’s share is $601,267) simply preserves level services — meaning the services the Districted provided last year. With a few small and necessary exceptions, it does not rebuild any programs that [...]
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SOS is a grass-roots organization dedicated to supporting and strengthening our public schools. Our goals include engaging the community in the school budget process, exploring numerous ways of increasing funding to our schools, and encouraging cost saving initiatives while maintaining a high standard of educational excellence.
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