2024-04-29 — Re: Whitman FY25 Assessment
From: "Kowalski.Carl <CKowalski@whitman-ma.gov>" <CKowalski@whitman-ma.gov>
To: Dawn
Cc: Beth; Salvucci.Daniel
Bcc: beth.stafford@whrsd.org
Date: 2024-04-29 20:54
Subject: Re: Whitman FY25 Assessment
■With all due respect, Dawn, I do not recall anyone saying that the school committee ever voted for an override. Indeed, at our April 26th meeting, I clearly
described a phone conversation I had had that morning with Beth Stafford and stated that she would probably like hearing Kathleen Ottina’s plan, the one
Kathleen read at our meeting in Open Forum, but that she would also support an override if that were necessary. Never did she nor I say that the School
Committee ever “voted” for an override.
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On Apr 29, 2024, at 8:31 PM, Dawn Byers <dawn.byers@whrsd.org> wrote:
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Good Evening Chair Kowalski,
I'd like to formally acknowledge that any agreement or conversation you had with Chair Stafford and Supt Szymaniak do not constitute an agreement on
my part to a school override. I've listened to several recent BOS meetings where it was repeatedly stated "the school committee agreed to an override".
This could not be further from the truth for me.
On April 8th I voted on the FY25 WHRSD budget, an assessment amount to Hanson and an assessment amount of $19,153,687. to Whitman. I fully
expect this assessment figure, pursuant to MGL and Regional School finance laws and regulations, will be presented as one amount to Whitman voters at
town meeting on May 6th. At no time was a motion made at the school committee for the FY25 budget to be contingent on a school override.
Regards,
Dawn Byers
Whitman-Hanson Regional School Committee
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