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Bridgeport board reviews three budget scenarios and readies city submission

Bridgeport School District — Ad Hoc Committee on Advocacy · February 7, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Dr. Ross Avery presented three budget scenarios — roughly $44M, $47M and $61M — and the ad hoc advocacy committee discussed the city timeline, including a midnight Monday submission deadline and the board vote scheduled for Monday night to forward a budget to the city.

At the Feb. 5 ad hoc advocacy meeting, Dr. Ross Avery, the Bridgeport superintendent, summarized three budget scenarios the district has prepared ahead of the board vote: about $44 million, $47 million and $61 million. "We had a $44,000,000 budget, a $47,000,000 budget and the $61,000,000 budget," Avery said, noting the options were intended to restore positions and supports cut…

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