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Understanding K–12 Funding: What you need to know about the Local Contribution Formula

There are two sides to MAssachusetts' K-12 education funding formula: *State funding (Chapter 70, special education circuit breaker, charter reimbursements, and more), and *Local funding (the required local contribution). We MUST crack open and reform the Chapter 70 formula (funding the state provides) so that it addresses schools with declining or stagnant enrollment, rural schools, regional schools, the impact of special education costs, and more. But/and there is also a great deal to be gained by revisiting the required local contribution. The required local contribution formula hasn’t been reviewed or amended for 18 years. It’s (beyond) time. That’s why the Legislature partnered to pass legislation to study and amend the required local contribution formula. The study work has begun. State officials are coming to Greenfield on November 6 to hear directly from the Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester region. There will also be a virtual session on November 18. Thursday, November 6, 2025 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Greenfield High School, 21 Barr Ave., Greenfield Prior registration not needed Tuesday, November 18, 2025 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Virtual public comment hearing Register online: http://bit.ly/43wBQUe More information about the study, including five public comment sessions, is here: https://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/chap.... If your school district is struggling with inadequate funding, please join us on November 6 or 18 and/or submit a written comment. Please email comments to [email protected]. If you write, please copy [email protected]. Suggested topics might include: *Do you think the current state/local split is fair? *The impact of K-12 school funding on your municipalities' ability to maintain and fund adequate levels of municipal services; *The extent to which the wealth and income measures in the Chapter 70 formula accurately and fairly determine a municipality's ability to contribute to its foundation budget costs; *The impact of K-12 school funding on property taxes, and the impact of *Prop 2 ½ on your municipality’s ability to adequately fund its schools; and *The impact that needed funding for the K-12 schools have had on municipalities and school districts over time.