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Board hears special-education budget strain; administration moves $555,702 into clinical-cost account
Summary
District finance staff told the Stratford Board of Education the special-education clinical-cost account is under pressure and the board approved a $555,702 transfer from salary accounts to clinical costs to partially offset an estimated deficit.
Finance staff told the Stratford Board of Education on March 24 that the district is facing continuing pressure in special-education costs and has taken an initial budget transfer to reduce that shortfall.
"At this point, we're still estimating that our deficit could be, even over $1,000,000," the district finance official said while presenting the monthly financial report for February. The report identified higher-than-expected costs in out-of-district placements and in-district clinical services as the primary drivers of the deficit.
The board approved a transfer of $555,702 from…
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