Schools
Portsmouth School Committee Approves 1.57% Budget Increase
The School Committee approves a $37.7 million operating budget, which will now go to the Town Council for approval.
The Portsmouth School Committee approved its pending operating budget for fiscal year 2013 during a meeting Tuesday night at the .
According to highlights from the meeting, the budget totals more than $37.7 million and represents a 1.57 percent increase or $582,378 from .
The pending budget also reflects a $383,000 loss in state aid.
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The pending operating budget will now be submitted to the Portsmouth Town Council for review.
Additional actions taken at the meeting can be viewed in the pdf at right or on the school district's Web site.
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There was no mention in the minutes about , an action opposed and discussed in a recent letter to the editor by School Committee member David Croston.
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