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New London Board begins line-by-line review of proposed FY2026–27 budget
Summary
At a Feb. 18 special meeting the New London Board of Education and district staff reviewed the proposed FY2026–27 budget book page by page; the board will continue consideration at a Feb. 19 meeting.
The New London Board of Education began a detailed, page-by-page review of the district's proposed budget on Feb. 18, 2026, with district staff presenting program-level staffing and financial details to the seven-member board. "President Elaine Maynard-Adams called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.," the meeting record says.
District staff presenting the budget included Dr. Cynthia Ritchie, Superintendent of Schools; Mr. Rob Funk, Chief Financial Officer; Ms. Melissa Flores-Seijo, Director of Business and Finance; and other senior administrators, who worked through the budget book in sequence. The meeting record states the board "reviewed all program staffing and associated financial information" and that "each page of the budget book, inclusive of each program, was reviewed one by one," allowing board members to ask questions about staffing, finances, and programming.
Board members pressed staff on program staffing and line-item details during the review, and President Maynard-Adams said the board would continue consideration the following day. No formal budget action or vote took place at the Feb. 18 session; the board set further review of "possible budget considerations" for its Feb. 19 meeting.
Why this matters: The budget review will shape staffing and program decisions for the New London School District for the coming fiscal year and will inform any proposed budget motions when the board resumes consideration.
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