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Shelton residents, teachers and students urge aldermen to fully fund school budget, warn cuts would eliminate sports and staff
Summary
Dozens of Shelton residents, students and educators told the Board of Aldermen that a mayor-proposed 0% increase would force layoffs, cut programs and end athletics; the Board of Education and superintendent called for a baseline allocation to meet contractual obligations and avoid immediate losses.
Dozens of Shelton residents, parents, teachers and students packed city hall on May 5 for a public hearing on the city’s 2026–27 budget, urging the Board of Aldermen to approve the Board of Education’s requested funding and warning that the mayor’s proposed 0% increase would force program and staff cuts.
Superintendent Ken Sarinich, introduced by the clerk as the first speaker, told the aldermen the BOE had submitted a revised request that “represents only the minimum amount required to avoid immediate reductions to any staff and any of our programs.” He and multiple BOE speakers said the district faces rising special-education costs and employee-benefit increases that are not covered by the mayor’s proposal.
The hearing then opened to the…
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