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Wallingford committee reviews 2026 budget; contingency holds staffing for enrollment shifts
Summary
The Wallingford School District special operations committee reviewed Section 3–5 of the proposed 2026 budget, noting a corrected spreadsheet error, projected increases in certified salaries and benefits, a contingency line holding funds for possible hires, and a proposed raise in substitute per diem to $120.
The Wallingford School District Special Operations Committee on Feb. 2 reviewed the proposed 2026 budget book, focusing on object‑level details and school‑by‑school allocations. Presenter Mr. Barone told the board a previous slide mislabelled an amount as retiree savings when it reflected severance payments; the digital presentation and printed packet have been corrected but the overall budget totals are unchanged.
The packet separates sustained requests (operations the district expects to fund going forward) from strategic asks. Mr. Barone described the sustained request as the level at which the board would adopt the budget and said three‑year projections are included…
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