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Newfields Elementary outlines modest budget changes ahead of public hearing
Summary
Principal Susie Griffith says the school’s proposed budget reflects largely contractual costs — a $141,500 net change with only $8,000 in new spending — and invites residents to a Jan. 14 public hearing and Feb. 5 deliberative session.
Susie Griffith, principal of Newfields Elementary School, outlined proposed budget changes and upcoming public meetings, saying the net budget change is $141,500 and most of it is contractual. "This increase is a small targeted investment within an otherwise largely fixed budget," she said.
Griffith said teachers are covered by an active collective bargaining agreement with step increases and that paraprofessionals are in a negotiation year; any increase for paraprofessionals will be reflected in Warrant Article 2. "This is a negotiation year for the…
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