The Soapbox: Manchester deserves facts, not false choices
read more…: The Soapbox: Manchester deserves facts, not false choicesRepresentative Kathleen Paquette is correct about one thing: taxpayers deserve accountability.
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Respecting taxpayers is not an attack on public schools
read more…: Respecting taxpayers is not an attack on public schoolsThere is a troubling argument being made in Manchester right now: that supporting the tax cap, questioning the school budget, or asking for accountability somehow means a person wants to cripple public schools.
The Soapbox: Facts, not misinformation, should guide Manchester’s budget debate
read more…: The Soapbox: Facts, not misinformation, should guide Manchester’s budget debateMSD’s financials are an open, verified book. A recent independent audit by Plodzik & Sanderson gave the District a clean opinion with explicit praise. Any insinuation of misrepresented financial statements is flatly false.
School Committee un-tables contentious issues
read more…: School Committee un-tables contentious issuesWith the Fiscal Year 2027 Manchester School District Budget yet to be determined, the Manchester Board of School Committee took time during their May 26, 2026 meeting to revisit two heated topics tabled from earlier this month as well as other topics.
School Board approves budgetary public outreach effort for Late February/March
read more…: School Board approves budgetary public outreach effort for Late February/MarchWith a current expectation that the Manchester School District will have to make up $14 million in revenue for its Fiscal Year 2027 budget, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) was in agreement on Monday night that communicating this shortfall is going to be important in upcoming months, even if the method and scope of that communication was a point of contention.