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Interim superintendent explains 'gross' outplacement budgeting; council weighs Board of Finance cuts to BOE request
Summary
Interim Superintendent Dr. Lutze told the council the district budgets gross out‑of‑district placement costs so the operating budget is protected and excess‑cost reimbursements flow back as credits; council debated whether the board of finance's $1.6 million reduction (and a floated $2 million target) is feasible.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Lutze told the New Canaan Town Council that the Board of Education budgets anticipated gross costs for out‑of‑district placements rather than the net excess‑cost, a practice he said protects the district's operating accounts and provides flexibility to bring students back into district programs.
Dr. Lutze explained that "one of the larger accounts in there is the out of district placement" and that, unlike many towns that budget the net excess cost, New Canaan budgets the total…
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