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Education committee split over asking schools to trim $400,000 from budget request
Summary
Members of the New Canaan Town Council Education Committee were divided on whether to ask the Board of Education to reduce its requested increase by $400,000, citing concerns about staffing levels, returned funds and potential impacts on school quality; the committee agreed to request more data from the superintendent and to report the split to the full council.
Members of the Town Council Education Committee debated whether to ask the Board of Education to find an additional $400,000 in reductions to its upcoming budget request, with several members urging more information on staffing and enrollment before taking a public position.
A committee member (Committee member (S1)) opened the discussion by saying the budget looked like “the same old same old basic kind of budget” and that she did not see new programs that would draw strong public reaction. Other members responded that the district has added positions and shifted personnel rather than launching new programs, and that modest reductions…
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