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Board hears budget pressures: special-education outplacements and club funding delays
Summary
Superintendent warned of large, unpredictable special-education outplacement costs and noted a $68,000 target in club fee collections; the board discussed centralizing payments, electronic options for parents, and the challenge of paying stipends while ensuring low-enrollment clubs can run.
At the Tolland School District board meeting, Superintendent Doctor Willett outlined budget stressors that the finance committee will examine in coming weeks, singling out special-education outplacement costs and the district’s new centralized club-fee collection process.
Willett said several expensive outplacements hit the budget simultaneously this year, and that one potential placement could cost approximately $400,000. He explained Connecticut’s excess-cost reimbursement schedule —…
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