5-Boudreau-GovernanceWorkbook.xlsx

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1	Chapter 70 Reform Analysis — 2nd Worcester District
2	Chapter 70 currently treats scale inefficiency as administrative failure rather than structural reality. FY2027 is the final year of the Student Opportunity Act phase-in — making this the natural legislative window for the next generation of formula reform.
3	Nathan R. Boudreau, MPA, MCPPO · May 2026
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5	211 / 360		~38%		$115–190M		3
6	districts hold-harmless		purchasing power lost since FY2010		cost of six reforms (1.6–2.6% of Ch.70)		sessions rural bill killed w/o floor vote
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8	District Impact Dashboard
9	District	FY25 Ch.70 Aid	Hold-Harmless Erosion (est.)	FC Floor Gain	Inflation Index Gain	Combined Reform Gain	% Aid Increase
10	Gardner	$29,677,210	$11,277,340	$738,000	$197,770	$935,770	3.15%
11	Ashburnham-Westminster	$15,928,887	$6,052,977	$553,500	$44,928	$598,428	3.76%
12	Narragansett (Templeton)	$12,479,169	$4,742,084	$369,000	$45,848	$414,848	3.32%
13	Winchendon	$14,135,502	$5,371,491	$553,500	$62,815	$616,315	4.36%
14	Total	$72,220,768	$27,443,892	$2,214,000	$351,361	$2,565,361	3.55%
15	Erosion: 38% = cumulative BLS CPI-U All Items (CUUR0000SA0) applied to nominal FY2010 hold-harmless amounts. Not all hold-harmless districts are rural; not all rural districts’ problems are limited to hold-harmless. This workbook models additive reform funded from new appropriation, not redistribution from any district.
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