East Haven School Board Votes to Consolidate and Close One School

Recently, East Haven Superintendent of Schools Portia Bonner proposed a $51.2 million spending plan for fiscal 2016-17, which represented an 8.7 percent hike over this year’s budget.

The Board of Education drastically reduced Bonner’s budget and ended up with a $48.7 million budget, which still represents a $1.6 million increase.

So how did they cut Bonner’s initial budget request by $2.5 million?

The board approved closing D.C. Moore School due to declining enrollment townside at the end of the year saving more than $1 million, the New Haven Register reports.

Additionally, eight teaching positions have been eliminated along with other staff positions, the Register reports.

The school budget isn’t finalized until later this spring. Things could still change until its finalized.

Read the full New Haven Register story here.