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Greenwich Board of Education discusses $4 million shortfall, considers changing school start times and fees to close gap
Summary
Board and public commentators pressed the board to close a roughly $4 million shortfall created by a recent BET reduction. Administrators presented five transportation scenarios that would save between about $108,000 and $2.25 million; the board agreed to table final action until a follow-up meeting and seek further public input.
The Greenwich Board of Education opened a lengthy public discussion on the roughly $4 million shortfall the district must close after a recent vote by the Board of Estimate and Taxation.
Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones told the board the district must identify about $4,000,005.87 to balance the fiscal 2026 budget beginning July 1, 2025. Chief financial staff presented five transportation scenarios that trade schedule disruption for savings: small bell-time adjustments that save about $108,000 up to a full high-school start-time rollback to 7:30 a.m. that they estimated could save roughly $2.25 million in annual transportation costs.
The scenarios ranged from minor schedule shifts that reduce one or a few buses to a plan that would return Greenwich High School to a 7:30 a.m. start — the time it had…
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