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Superintendent requests 12.06% budget increase to staff special education; public budget sessions set
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Gasper presented a superintendent's budget requesting a 12.06% increase, citing special-education staffing needs; he announced public budget sessions on Jan. 23 and Jan. 30 and reported a schoolwide launch of a coaching program.
Dr. Gasper, the superintendent, told the New Britain Board of Education the district's proposed superintendent's budget requests a 12.06% increase and that a large portion of the request is to properly staff special education programs.
Nut graf: The superintendent framed the increase as targeted to staffing needs in special education and announced two public budget sessions for families and community members. He also reported on a district-wide initiative launch and highlighted national recognition for district programs and staff.
Dr. Gasper said the district has two public sessions on the superintendent's budget, scheduled for Jan. 23 and Jan. 30, for families to review the request. He described the 12.06% request as "a very substantial request" and said he intends to defend it at public meetings.
He credited school leaders and staff for a successful rollout of a coaching initiative (referred to in the meeting as "Yonder coaches"), and he thanked school teams at Slade and Pulaski for their work during the launch. He said a small number of phones were confiscated during the launch ("8 phones confiscated at Slade School and 9 phones confiscated at Pulaski School District," as reported) and described the rollout as 99% successful.
Dr. Gasper also listed recent district accomplishments, including national visitors to learn about the district teacher-residency program and national recognition for Lincoln School speech-language pathologist Kyle Green Pendleton.
Ending: The board accepted the superintendent's report and was reminded of upcoming public budget sessions; the budget request will proceed through the board's review process with additional presentations planned.
