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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Northborough Earns National Budget Award, Again

For another year, Northborough is recognized for its outstanding budgeting practices.

It's one of Town Administrator John Coderre's proudest moments during the year. Giving props to his administrative and financial staff, Coderre announced that once again Northborough has earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its FY2013 budget.  As GFOA explains, the award represents a significant achievement by the town. It reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to receive the budget award, the town had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation.  These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity’s budget …

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Northborough Gets Distinguished Budget Award for Second Year

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Salaries Drive Decision to Raise Cost of Kindergarten Tuition

The cost of kindergarten tuition is going up next year.

As part of the FY2013 Northborough schools budget, full-day kindergarten tuiton is going up to $3,000, up from $2,750 in the FY2012 budget. There is still no charge for a half-day of kindergarten. According to Superintendent Charles Gobron, Northborough has offered full-day kindergarten classes for 12 years, starting with only two classes. "We used to have a lottery that would be televised," said Gobron. "The demand grew so much that we now have only one or two half-day classes in the entire town." The town is only obligated to offer half-day classes. The rising costs of teacher salaries and aides salaries necessitated the increase, Gobron said.

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Declining Federal Funds Drive School Budget Increase and Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough-Administrative Offices

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