October Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: budget update

Bell: not a whole lot more to update the Board on at this time
Continue to work with administration putting together the maintenance budget (that's a level service budget)
baseline of spending
current administration will have that work together "and available for the next administration's transition efforts"
Yes, FY24 will be prepared by a NEW governor

pretty much have fully drawn ESSER I; working on ESSER II; hovering 19-20% on districts drawing on ESSER III funds
Hills: drawn v. allocated?
Bell: we've allocated basically 100% of ESSER III funds; all districts did that awhile ago
"When I say 'drawn,' I mean they have recorded expenditures at the municipal level which entitles them to draw their reimbursement from the state; it's a reimbursement based model."
19-20% for ESSER III; 56-58% for ESSER II; ESSER I is fully drawn 

Stewart: timeline on budget?
Mohammed: if there are comments or items you'd like to see highlighted after today, we'd be interested
budget committee will meet one more time before presenting at the November meeting
recognizing that a lot of our budget is earmarked already for particular purposes
Stewart: could Bell send a doc on where you are or where you need feedback, just so we know what we're talking about?
Bell: discussion with budget committee is consistent with goals discussion had with Commissioner
supporting students as they get back into school more often
once twist this year: flow through won't take place with current administration 
there will also be a different timeline "as the next Governor will have until early March to file his or her recommendations for the General Court"