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Board adopts 2025–26 operating budget amid commissioner concerns over outside contracts and nonprofit funding
Summary
The Waterbury Board of Education adopted transfers and the 2025–26 operating budget after debate. Commissioner Van Stone raised concerns about rental payments, Palace Theater funding and contributions to Waterbury Promise, and urged reallocation toward special-education support staff.
The Waterbury Board of Education adopted transfers to the current fiscal-year budget and approved the district's 2025–26 operating budget at its June 18 meeting after extended discussion.
Commissioner Orso moved the budget and the motion was seconded; the board recorded the motion, conducted discussion and the motion carried. The meeting minutes show the board approved several specific transfers earlier on the agenda, then voted to adopt the next fiscal year's operating budget.
Why it matters: The operating budget determines staffing, classroom services and district contracting for the coming school year. Several commissioners and staff framed the vote as finalizing the district's spending plan while acknowledging ongoing pressures in special education and personnel costs.
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