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Subcommittee member says Guilford budget votes forced cut to planned special-education coordinator
Summary
A subcommittee member reported that Guilford's budget referendum failed twice, forcing cuts that postponed adding an elementary-level special-education coordinator; members used the example to illustrate local budget pressures affecting special-education staffing.
A subcommittee member reported that Guilford's annual budget referendum failed twice in the last month, and that because of the defeats the district postponed a planned elementary-level special-education coordinator position.
"We in Guilford have an annual town referendum, budget referendum, and it has failed twice in the last month," the member said, adding opponents have pushed for zero-percent increases while medical insurance costs rose. The member said the defeats required significant cuts and forced the district to hold off on a planned new coordinator position at the elementary level.
The comment was offered as an example of how local budget referenda and small but vocal opposition groups can affect district staffing decisions. The subcommittee did not take formal action on the Guilford anecdote; members continued scheduling and planning around the workload-analysis draft.
