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Resident urges against outside strategic-planning firm; district announces Cortaca selection
Summary
A resident told the board she opposed hiring an outside firm to create the district strategic plan; later in the meeting the superintendent said the district's building finance committee chose Cortaca as the strategic planning consultant and staff will finalize pricing and timeline.
A resident who identified herself as Carol Dusil Serny told the Bennington Public Schools Board of Education she opposed hiring an outside consultant to develop the district's strategic plan and said she believed district staff and community members already know the district best.
“I really do think we have good people here,” Carol Dusil Serny said during the public forum. “I don't see how an outside firm would be more knowledgeable or passionate…
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