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Sharon Board approves reduced budget, sets tuition and backs superintendent’s calendar after reconsideration
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Sharon Board of Education approved a reduced spending plan totaling $4,247,990 (a 1.98% increase), set tuition at $3,000 for the first child and $2,250 for the second, and — after a successful reconsideration — approved the superintendent’s proposed calendar adjustment by a 5–2 vote.
The Sharon Board of Education voted on March 9 to reduce the district’s proposed budget to $4,247,990, representing a 1.98% overall increase, and set new tuition rates for out-of-district students.
Business Manager Sam Herrick reviewed budget materials before the board considered a motion by Konrad (Chip) Kruger, seconded by Cathy Winburn, to lower the present proposed budget to $4,247,990. The motion passed five to two; those voting yes were Chair Philip O’Reilly, Nancy Hegy Martin, Terry Vance, Konrad (Chip) Kruger and Cathy Winburn. Board members Peter Birnbaum and Pam Jarvis voted no.
On tuition, Board member Peter Birnbaum moved, with a second from Terry Vance, to set the tuition rate at $3,000 for the first child and to apply a 25% reduction for a second child, lowering that rate to $2,250. The motion carried unanimously.
The board also considered Superintendent Melony Brady-Shanley’s proposed calendar adjustment. An initial motion to accept the superintendent’s proposed calendar adjustment did not pass (the transcript does not record the first tally). Later in the meeting Peter Birnbaum moved, and Pam Jarvis seconded, to reconsider that earlier decision; the reconsideration passed 5–2. A follow-up motion to support the superintendent’s proposed calendar adjustment was then recorded as passing 5–2 in favor.
Procedural motions earlier in the meeting reorganized the agenda (items 11, 12, 8 and 7 were moved to follow item 4) and the consent agenda was accepted without recorded opposition. The board tabled the remainder of the meeting at 8:28 p.m.
What’s next: items deferred to the building subcommittee (including further work on solar panels) and any administrative implementation of the approved budget and calendar will be handled by district staff and subcommittees before returning to the full board if required.
