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Winchester School District budget committee discusses personnel cuts and an offered truck donation
Summary
At a Feb. 24 Budget & Finance Committee meeting, Winchester School District members reviewed expenditure reports, considered moving reporting to quarterly, discussed possible personnel-focused budget cuts and heard that Bartlett Tree Experts offered a 2020 Ford F250 with plow to the district.
Winchester School District's Budget & Finance Committee met Feb. 24 at Hinsdale School's science lab to review financial reports and discuss possible reductions to the district budget.
The committee reviewed the Expenditure Comparison Report and the Appropriated Budget Expenditure Ledger. Members discussed changing the frequency of ledger and expenditure reports to quarterly but did not adopt a change during the meeting.
Committee members also discussed potential budget adjustments and noted that any reductions would have to be personnel-related. The minutes list categories under consideration, including classroom teachers, paraeducators, preschool teachers, SSOs and student field trips.
Committee member Carol Kijek said her employer, Bartlett Tree Experts of Stamford, "has offered to donate a 2020 Ford F250 pickup truck, with a plow, to the district," and that she would provide the necessary paperwork; the minutes record that the superintendent, together with the Board of Education, said they would accept the donation pending paperwork.
No formal motions or votes were recorded on budget cuts or changes to reporting frequency. At the close of the meeting, Joseph Santoro moved to adjourn; Frank Oliveri seconded. The motion passed on a 5-0 vote and the committee adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
Committee members present were Elinor Bishop, Carol Kijek, Frank Oliveri, Christine Rylander and Joseph Santoro; Shane Centrella and Jonathan Morhardt were noted as not present.
