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Councilman says Board of Education returned state preschool expansion funds, cites cost concerns
Summary
Councilman Roseff reported that the Byram Board of Education returned state funding for a planned preschool expansion because the district would not cover the full cost; he said the first full year would have cost about $2 million and Byram would have covered roughly 60% and that insufficient information was provided to the public.
At the Nov. 5 council meeting Councilman Roseff reported that the Byram Board of Education returned state funding for a planned preschool expansion after concluding the district would not fund the program at 100 percent. Roseff said the first full year's cost would have been about $2 million and that Byram would have shouldered approximately 60 percent of that amount, requiring the use of reserves; he said an FAQ spreadsheet was distributed to explain costs but he did not feel enough information had been provided to the public.
Roseff framed his report as an informational update to the council; there was no formal council action recorded on the board’s decision in the transcript. Council discussion did not produce further direction in the record.
