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Middletown board approves proposed $105.37 million education budget after cuts, flags further talks with city
Summary
The Middletown Board of Education voted to approve a proposed fiscal-year budget that represents a 4.18% increase over the prior year after the district trimmed positions and program costs; board members said more reductions may be required depending on the city allocation.
The Middletown Board of Education on April 8 approved a proposed 2025–26 school budget that district staff presented as a $105,366,000-level request and described as a 4.18% increase over the current year.
The budget, presented by Superintendent Alberto Vasquez Matos and Executive Director of Finance Natalie Forbes, follows multiple revisions and a $503,277 reduction requested by the mayor’s office. “We started at 4.76, and now we are at 4.18,” Vasquez Matos said, explaining the board’s and administration’s successive cuts and reassignments.
The board and administration said the reductions included moving some positions into a federal Alliance grant, eliminating a director-level communications position in favor of a lower-cost public information role, and removing a…
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