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Simsbury Board weighs $400,000 insurance hit and staff cuts as budget guidance looms
Summary
After updated insurance projections added about $400,000 to the superintendent’s proposed budget, the board reviewed options — including one‑time grants, use of Chromebook funds, and possible staff reductions — and debated class‑size tradeoffs ahead of a submission to the board of finance.
Simsbury — Updated insurance projections that added roughly $400,000 to the school district’s operating budget sharpened debate at the Feb. 12 Board of Education meeting over whether to accept a higher mill‑rate estimate or trim staff and one‑time funds to meet board‑of‑finance guidance.
Superintendent (Speaker 11) told the board the superintendent’s budget initially represented a 2.7% increase in operating costs but that newly received insurance figures raised the projected increase to about 3.24%. "We felt really good about that," the superintendent said about the earlier proposal, then added the insurance news had moved the number upward.
Amy (Speaker 13), who walked the board through…
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