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Eastport-South Manor elementary principals present 2025-26 budget priorities: makerspaces, furniture for self-contained classrooms, expanded Spanish and 'ESM'支持
Summary
Principals from four elementary schools outlined small percentage changes to building budgets for 2025-26 and described program priorities including makerspaces, upgraded furniture for special-education classrooms, a K–6 schedule that preserves ELA/math allocations and the expansion of Spanish instruction to grade 5.
Elementary school principals presented proposed budgets for the 2025–26 school year and outlined priorities that the district said are intended to maintain core instruction while expanding selected programs and upgrading classrooms.
Principals Jean Marie Zambelli (Tuttle Avenue), J. M. Jackson (South Street), Tom Fabian (Eastport Elementary) and Shalita Wachis (Dayton Avenue) described building-level proposals that district staff presented as small net changes compared with prior years. The principals said the district will continue to provide art, music, physical education, world language and library time across K–6 while preserving 90 minutes of daily ELA and 40–60 minutes of daily math in elementary schedules.
District staff and principals highlighted several recurring and one-time budget priorities:
- Makerspace and technology integration: The district reported continued investment in makerspaces that include Glowforge machines and 3-D printers. Principals said makerspaces are being used for class projects,…
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