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Bristol board confronts multimillion‑dollar shortfall as special‑education costs drive cuts; five non‑tenured teachers given nonrenewal notices
Summary
Board and city finance officials said rising special‑education costs and depleted reserves created a multimillion‑dollar deficit. The board approved five nonrenewals and scheduled a budget workshop to identify further cuts and options.
At a meeting of the Bristol School District Board of Education, district leaders, union representatives and city finance officials debated a projected multimillion‑dollar deficit and approved nonrenewal notices for five non‑tenured teachers as part of a reduction‑in‑force tied to budget shortfalls.
Board of Finance member Jeff Pagiano told the board that a mix of one‑time COVID/ARPA funds, rising special‑education costs and prior underbudgeting left the district with depleted fund balances and a running deficit. Pagiano said the city’s board of finance has proposed an increase that would equal roughly a 5% change and urged the board to adopt a hiring freeze. "So I'm asking for a hiring freeze on the board," Pagiano said during his public remarks.
Superintendent Iris White, who presented a previously filed superintendent budget and described recent reductions made to meet the fiscal reality, said she proposed a…
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