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Board reviews FY26 budget process and seeks clearer communication and data
Summary
Superintendent Dunbar, Business Manager Eric Remington and board members reflected on the FY26 budgeting process and recommended improving communication to the full board, using email updates, driving decisions with outcome data, clarifying FTE needs and strengthening ties with the Board of Finance liaison.
The Suffield Board of Education reviewed lessons from the FY26 budget process and discussed improvements for the next budget cycle.
Superintendent Matt Dunbar and Business Manager Eric Remington joined board members in reflecting on the process. Suggestions recorded in the meeting minutes included enhancing communication with the full board during the process, leveraging email for updates, utilizing outcome data to drive decisions, better understanding the district's FTE needs, and increasing collaboration with the Board of Finance liaison.
The discussion was framed as a review and set of suggestions; the minutes do not record any formal policy or funding changes arising from the conversation.
