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Board warns $300,000 town-manager cut could stall Dodd middle-school schedule changes
Summary
Board members told the Cheshire Board of Education that a town-manager recommendation to cut $300,000 from the school budget could prevent hiring two middle-school teachers needed to implement a proposed schedule to increase instructional time, add advisory blocks and reduce class sizes.
A proposed $300,000 reduction to the Board of Education’s recommended budget could prevent Cheshire from hiring two middle-school teachers the district says are needed to implement a new Dodd Middle School schedule, board members said at the March 19 meeting.
Administrators and curriculum leaders described two schedule models under consideration — a six-period day that would eliminate study-hall blocks and combine physical education with health into a single wellness course, and a…
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