Finance committee refers family-resource grants, Early Start subcontract and budget manual to full board; members seek more time and detail

At its Aug. 20 meeting the Bridgeport Board of Education finance committee unanimously referred several items to the full board and asked staff for additional documentation and earlier notice on future items. The items referred were: a state family resource center grant application for three schools, a subcontractor services agreement tied to the state's Early Start consolidation grant, and a draft five-year budget-planning manual the state requested the district present for initial review by Sept. 1.

Family resource center grant application

District staff asked the committee to refer the state family resource center grant application that covers Cesar Bartaya Elementary School, Dunbar School and Roosevelt School. Staff said the application would provide recurring funding of $111,363 for each listed site ("$111,363 each," staff stated in committee). The committee approved referral to the full board so the district's applications could proceed.

Early Start subcontractor…