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Duxbury superintendent warns level-funded budget would increase class sizes, reduce student supports
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Danielle Klingemann, superintendent of Duxbury Public Schools, said during public comment that a level-funded school budget would force larger class sizes, fewer interventionists, reduced access to full-day kindergarten and fewer administrators, citing rising student mental-health needs and teacher shortages in Massachusetts.
Danielle Klingemann, superintendent of Duxbury Public Schools, told a public meeting in Duxbury that a level-funded school budget would force larger class sizes and reduce support services for students.
Klingemann said rising student mental-health needs, post-pandemic intervention requirements, gaps in curriculum materials and teacher pay below market are driving education costs. She warned a flat budget would leave the district unable to maintain current class sizes, interventions and administrative support.
"Students of today are very different than when…
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