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Superintendent cites $1,200 average homeowner increase after revaluation and previews curriculum shift
Summary
Superintendent Oliver Barton told the board that recent property revaluations shifted tax burden to homeowners (he cited an average $1,200 increase) and described classroom visits showing new student-centered literacy and math curricula and planned safety and climate work.
Oliver Barton, the district superintendent, told the Ellington Board of Education on March 24 that town property revaluations have shifted tax burdens and that teachers appreciated district-level context when discussing the budget.
"The challenging shift in the tax burden from commercial properties to residential properties, that has the impact of an average…
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