Notes from the Superintendent

The annual budget vote will be coming up on May 15. Our budget publication is available in hard copy at various public locations throughout the community and as a link on our district web site. The final budget proposal was review and adopted by the Board of Education at their April 12 meeting. The PowerPoint presentation for that evening is posted on our web site.

Comparative data shows that our school district operates very efficiently on a cost-per-pupil basis by regional standards. It also reflects the reality that the education inflation index (the cost of simply continuing programs and services at current levels for another year) is close to 7% for our region. The proposed budget would allow our district to continue offering programs and services that meet local and state standards. It reflects an acknowledgment that our capacity to meet this goal depends upon maintaining a staffing commitment that accommodates our student enrollment numbers as they continue to grow. Quite simply, reducing our budget would require reducing staff, which translates to larger class sizes and fewer program options

I invite anyone with questions or concerns to attend the Budget Hearing scheduled for May 3 or to contact me directly.