Budget
In March 2008, the Boston School Committee approved Superintendent Carol R. Johnson's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009) in the amount of $846,222,260. The budget is designed to provide the financial resources to carry out the educational priorities for the Boston Public Schools.
The FY2009 Budget also includes new investments to support the Superintendent's "Acceleration Agenda" to ensure the academic success of all students, including:
- “Graduation for All”: new supports for dropout prevention and recovery, $2.8 million
- Kindergarten 1: seven new pre-school classrooms for four-year-olds, $1.9 million
- K–8 schools: six schools expanding to Grade 8, $1.2 million
- Music, arts and other enrichment opportunities, $550,000
- Pre-K through Grade 12 Literacy Curriculum, $500,000
- Advanced Placement courses: beginning of 5-year effort to double the number of AP offerings, $300,000
- International Baccalaureate in two high schools, $100,000
Boston Public Schools FY2009 Budget Book
Superintendent's final FY2009 Budget recommendation to School Committee (March 2008)
FY2009 BPS Budget: Context, Guiding Principles, Strategies
Mayor Thomas M. Menino's FY2009 Budget Submission to the City Council:
Budget Priority: "Innovations in Education"
Budget Detail: Education Cabinet
City of Boston Office of Budget Management
Archives:
For more information about the BPS budget, contact the Chief Financial Officer.
