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Weston principals urge keeping staffing and programs intact as budget talks continue
Summary
Principals from Weston’s elementary, middle and high schools asked the board to preserve staff and programs—innovation lab, STEM, academic intervention labs, counseling supports and extracurriculars—citing student outcomes, class‑size concerns and rising special‑education caseloads.
Elementary, middle and high school leaders presented school‑level budget priorities to the Weston Board of Education on items they said are essential to maintain student support and program continuity. Principals said the proposed budget preserves an innovation lab and STEM alignment, academic intervention labs, student support staff and a wide array of extracurricular opportunities.
"Shifting some of our funding through the library space to be able to support that innovation lab," said the elementary principal, describing a repurposing of library resources to deliver engineering and technology…
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