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Danbury School leaders outline $195.4 million budget request, cite staffing, special education and new DHS West campus as drivers
Summary
Dr. Casimiro, superintendent, Danbury School District, and Michael Weaver, chief financial officer, presented the district budget to the Citywide PTO, asking for $195,410,000 for 2025-26, a roughly 21.5% increase driven by staffing, special education costs and the opening of DHS West.
Dr. Casimiro, superintendent, Danbury School District, and Michael Weaver, chief financial officer, presented the districtbudget to the Citywide PTO on Zoom and answered parentsquestions about staffing, grants and next steps.
The districtis asking for $195,410,000 for 2025-26, an increase of roughly $34 million or 21.5% from the prior year. Dr. Casimiro said the request is driven by multiple, cumulative needs rather than new initiatives: restoring about 29 of 68 positions cut last year, making paraeducator pay competitive, meeting rising special-education and out-of-district tuition costs, increasing benefits costs and staffing for the districtAcademies (DHS West) opening next year.
"Our multilingual learner number is at 38%, so not only are we the highest number across the state, but we are the highest percentage wise in the state, so we have the most amount of multilingual learners in the state of Connecticut," Dr. Casimiro…
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