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Norwalk Board of Education urges preservation of programs as BET seeks to pare 9.7% request toward 4% cap
Summary
Dr. Estrella, superintendent of Norwalk Public Schools, told the Board of Estimate and Taxation on March 20 that the district—s tentatively approved operating request of 9.7% reflects mounting costs for special-education services, health insurance and the expiration of one-time grants.
Dr. Estrella, superintendent of Norwalk Public Schools, told the Board of Estimate and Taxation on March 20 that the district—s tentatively approved operating request of 9.7% reflects mounting costs for special-education services, health insurance and the expiration of one-time grants.
The request matters, she said, because schools— services are central to community outcomes: graduation rates, reduced chronic absenteeism and mental-health supports that administrators say have improved since COVID-era investments.
Norwalk—s 9.7% proposal includes additional teachers and paraeducators, therapists and transportation and reflects grant-funded services moved into the local budget after grant expirations. The district…
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