Trumbull BOE Asks for Budget Increase

TRUMBULL, CT — The Board of Education unanimously approved the school budget with some adjustments that seeks a 3.5 percent increase in spending that would bring the budget to $102.4 million.

One highlight of the budget include slashing the pay to play fee for sports and other extracurricular activities, according to the Connecticut Post. The hockey fee will be reduced to $200 due to the high costs of that program.

The school system will also have to pay $288,000 to Bridgeport for sending students to the Fairchild Wheeler and Discovery Magnet Schools.

The budget now goes to First Selectman Tim Herbst and then the town Board of Finance and finally the Town Council before full approval.

Read the full Post report here.

Correction: A previous version of the article reported that the pay to play fee would be $80 in the proposed budget.