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Pelham superintendent: capital bond cannot pay salaries; board weighs staff reductions and calendar framework
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Champ told the Pelham board March 19 that proposed capital projects and the operating budget must be treated separately, describing staffing reductions in the draft budget and the board approved a calendar framework to enable special-education and operational planning.
Pelham Union Free School District Superintendent Dr. Champ (name as given in the meeting) told the board on March 19 that capital bond proceeds cannot be used to pay for district staffing, and that the district is proceeding cautiously on both staffing and facilities planning.
“You can’t use capital bond money to pay for staffing. You can’t cut staffing to pay for capital projects,” Dr. Champ said while briefing the board on the draft operating budget and the proposed bond projects.
Why it matters: Several parents at the meeting warned that proposed operating-budget adjustments would increase average class sizes at elementary schools even while the bond seeks additions in some buildings. The superintendent and principals said operational and capital decisions are linked in voters’ minds, even though the funds come from…
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