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New Canaan schools ask Selectmen for $500,000 special appropriation after kindergarten surge
Summary
School officials told the Board of Selectmen that kindergarten enrollment is higher than expected—notably a roughly 30% rise at West—and requested a $500,000 special appropriation to fund additional kindergarten teachers, playground refurbishment and classroom supplies; the request will move to the Board of Finance and Town Council.
School officials told the New Canaan Board of Selectmen on May 5 that kindergarten enrollment is higher than projected and asked the board to support a $500,000 special appropriation to cover staffing, playground work and classroom supplies.
Dr. Lutie, speaking for the Board of Education, described how the district uses a birth-to-kindergarten ratio to project enrollment and said those projections have produced substantial variability. "The…
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