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Suffield Board approves $42.3 million 2025–26 school budget; middle school library media specialist position preserved
Summary
The Suffield Board of Education on March 17 approved a $42,275,929 budget for 2025–26 (a 7.03% increase over FY25) after two competing motions; a proposal to eliminate the Suffield Middle School Library Media Specialist was not adopted. Major cost drivers cited include a projected 20% health-insurance increase and special-education costs.
The Suffield Board of Education approved the district’s 2025–26 budget on March 17, voting 6–2 to adopt a $42,275,929 spending plan that represents a 7.03% increase over the current year.
The budget passed after two motions. Board member Brian Fry moved to approve a larger $42,381,628 budget that would have explicitly preserved the Suffield Middle School Library Media Specialist position; that motion failed 3–5. Later, Melissa Finnigan moved to approve the superintendent’s presented budget totaling $42,275,929, and Gianna Rossi seconded. The board approved Finnigan’s motion 6–2.
Business Manager Eric Remington reviewed the revised superintendent’s proposal and said the original proposed increase of…
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