Danbury superintendent proposes adding over 70 positions to schools
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Danbury High School. A proposed bill that would boost state support for K-12 education would increase the state’s support for Danbury schools by $15.5 million.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
DANBURY The school board is poised to request $13.3 million more in city funding for next fiscal year the largest dollar increase in at least a decade.
Administrators proposed a $149 million budget that would add nearly 77 positions due to enrollment growth and other challenges, as well as invest in various initiatives.
“Not only is our population growing, but increasingly it’s more expensive to properly educate our population of kids,” Courtney LeBorious, the district’s director of finance and operations, said during a budget workshop on Tuesday evening.
Here are the highest-paid Danbury school employees
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Superintendent of Schools, Danbury, Sal Pascarella speakes after the viewing of a video produce by a coalition of local groups and Danbury city departments to educate the public on the opioid crisis at Danbury City Hall, Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Kevin Walston Assistant Superintendent No.2 on the list of top 100 highest paid school employeesFile Photo / The News-TimesShow MoreShow Less
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DANBURY The superintendent tops the list of highest-paid school employees in the district, with 178 staff members taking home six figures.
Scraping the barrel : COVID-19 tightens Danbury school budget
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Danbury High School was suppose to start on the hybrid model on Monday but postponed due to a rise in COVID cases.Monday, October 26, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
DANBURY Without any new investments, Danbury schools are eyeing a 5.3 percent increase to next fiscal year s budget.
This figure is preliminary and will change as administrators continue to search for savings and evaluate the need for new initiatives and positions, including in special education. The hope is that the latest federal COVID aid will help bring down the cost to the city.