Weston outlines curriculum rollouts, small intervention cuts and CIL schedule changes amid budget squeeze

Principals and curriculum staff told the board that most of the year‑over‑year increases in school budgets come from consumable materials required by recently adopted curricula and from one‑time implementation costs that are managed at the district level in the first year.

At Hurlbut, Principal Laura Katis said the bulk of her school’s increase is for consumables — workbooks, reading journals and other paper‑and‑pencil materials used by students — and that nonconsumable materials had largely been addressed during earlier implementation years. “The cost is for the consumable, the paper and pencil activities that the students do,” Laura said.

Principals at the intermediate and middle school said similar pressures exist: consumables for reading and math workbooks, art and science supplies for hands‑on labs,…