Ridgefield Schools Won't Need Bailout: Acting Superintendent

RIDGEFIELD, CT --- A difficult year for Ridgefield schools financially will likely not end in a special appropriation. Those were the encouraging words from Superintendent Dr. Robert Miller delivered at the Board of Education's meeting on April 16.

Ridgefield school administrators had feared the schools would be ending their fiscal year in the red, and would require a bailout. Public schools in the town have been operating under a spending freeze since September. As a result, the school board was weighing the need for a special appropriation request from the town’s Board of Finance.

Lower health benefits claims this year compared to previous years were credited for the savings.

Read more of the story at The Ridgefield Press.