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Southington board reviews $1.6 million reduction that would eliminate or reduce 22 positions
Summary
At a special April 23 meeting, the Southington Board of Education reviewed superintendent scenarios to absorb a $1.6 million reduction proposed by the Board of Finance. The plan would likely eliminate or reduce about 22 positions districtwide and could affect literacy supports, paras and electives; the town council hears the budget April 27.
Southington Superintendent Vadancia presented reallocation scenarios on April 23 showing the Board of Finance’s recommended reductions would leave the district with a $126,799,132 budget (a 4.02% increase over last year) but require roughly $1,600,000 in cuts to maintain that level. Superintendent Vadancia said the options "would bring us to $1,600,000" and stressed the board will make the final decision at its May 28 reallocation meeting.
Vadancia told the board the most likely path to that target involves eliminating or reducing "22 total positions" spread across bargaining units and grade levels. "You can't get to $1,600,000 if there's nothing else in your...budget beyond personnel," he said, outlining that the cuts would include classroom teachers (two elementary positions as a minimum, subject to enrollment), middle- and high-school staffing adjustments, math and literacy specialists, paraeducators and some district-level…
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