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Tolland board schedules Feb. 4 budget session, asks superintendent for 3 budget scenarios prioritizing security and staff
Summary
After public comments and a detailed budget workshop, the Tolland Board of Education voted unanimously to add a Feb. 4 special budget meeting and asked the superintendent to produce three scenarios (example targets suggested at 3%, 5% and 7%). Members said security, nurses and frontline staff should be protected before programmatic cuts.
The Tolland Board of Education voted unanimously to add a special budget session on Feb. 4 and instructed Superintendent Dr. Willett to prepare three budget scenarios that prioritize school security and protect people over positions.
Board members spent more than two hours probing line items and trade-offs during a budget workshop, asking detailed questions about transportation, insurance, clubs and staffing. The board suggested illustrative target increases of roughly 3%, 5% and 7% and told the superintendent to show the fiscal effects of protecting SRO/SACSA coverage, nurses and classroom positions under each scenario.
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