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SDE review: Hartford Public Schools lags peer magnets on funding; department recommends utilization study and funding parameters
Summary
State education staff told the Connecticut State Board that Hartford Public Schools receives less operating funding per pupil at some magnet schools than peer operators and recommended a utilization study, funding parameters and ongoing SDE oversight.
State Department of Education staff presented a detailed review of Hartford Public Schools’ fiscal and programmatic operations and recommended a set of next steps intended to protect high‑quality magnet programming while addressing district‑wide fiscal stress.
Legal and finance presenters opened with Sheff v. O’Neill as the governing constitutional context and summarized the department’s comparative analysis of per‑pupil funding among Hartford and peer magnet operators (e.g., CREC, Goodwin). ‘‘Based on the methods we used, Hartford lags behind peer operators,’’ legal staff said, noting that differences in funding mechanisms (ECS/local funding vs. magnet operating grants and tuition for non‑board operators) required careful accounting.
The analysis presented several findings: per‑pupil budgeted operating funding showed…
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