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Board narrows standing committees after lengthy debate over workload and budget priorities
Summary
After extended debate about workload, transparency and a looming budget crisis, the board voted to establish three standing committees (policy; instruction & support services; operations) instead of four separate committees.
A contentious debate over committee structure dominated the Bridgeport Board of Education's Dec. 8 meeting, with members split on whether to retain four standing committees or move to a three-committee model that combines finance and facilities into an operations committee.
Opponents of consolidation warned the move would overload a single committee at a time when the district faces large…
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