Good Morning Franklin Families,
I hope you are enjoying the snow day today. I am reaching out to you to discuss an article about Franklin in the Concord Monitor this morning that some of you may have seen.
On Monday, the School Board passed a resolution urging lawmakers to address the well documented unfair funding formula in the state of New Hampshire that has hurt districts like Franklin for decades. The article is accurate regarding the resolution but the picture and caption accompanying the article are old and reflect a situation in the past. We are not facing any layoffs this year and I expect the Board to pass the budget at their meeting on March 20th.
It is difficult to predict the future in regards to funding but we know that our ESSER funds will expire in September of 2024, however we are seeing some encouraging signs from the Governor regarding funding changes in the next biennium.
I hope this clarifies our situation for you as we continue through the budget process for this year. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Dan LeGallo
SAU 18 Superintendent
dlegallo@gm.sau18.org
(603) 266-9833