Schools
Budget Request Reduced for New Canaan BOE
The budget still has two rounds of votes before final approval.
NEW CANAAN, CT — Board of Education members feared that a $1 million reduction in the school system's proposed operating budget would adversely affect students.
The Board of Finance is scheduled to finalize its budget vote on March 9 and the budget would then go to the Town Council for final approval, according to the New Canaan Advertiser.
The Board of Education requested a $2.4 million increase in its budget from the current year with about $1.55 million coming from contractual salary increases.
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About $500,000 of the reduction could come from getting rid of a "bumper" for self-insurance in case of higher claims.
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