Nashua School District

Closing of Title 1 preschool leaves children without a place to go and families feeling unsupported 

read more…: Closing of Title 1 preschool leaves children without a place to go and families feeling unsupported 

While Andrade informed the community that every family enrolled in the Title 1 preschool would  “…have the opportunity for a preschool experience next year,” and that “…all the administrators were cognizant of making sure that all the families are going to be supported during this transition,” several families say this is not the case. 

Title 1 allocation decreased for 2024-2025 school year; Title 1 preschool on the budget chopping block

read more…: Title 1 allocation decreased for 2024-2025 school year; Title 1 preschool on the budget chopping block

Title 1 program director Cherrie Fulton announced during Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting that the Title I funding allocation will be decreased from $4.6 million in the 2023-2024 school year to $4.2 million for the 2024-2025 school year.

Although student population down, unanticipated school district budget bump due to ‘shift in needs,’ superintendent says

read more…: Although student population down, unanticipated school district budget bump due to ‘shift in needs,’ superintendent says

“As the ward 9 alderman walking around, if someone asks me ‘hey, how come since 2018 [to 2023] the Nashua School District budget has increased 21.43 percent and student population has decreased 10.45 percent,’ how do I answer that?” Alderman John Sullivan asked at the budget review committee meeting on Tuesday night.

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