Wilton-Lyndeborough residents added $50,000 to the school district budget for administrative staffing for the district’s two lower-grade schools during the District Meeting on Saturday, along with agreeing to repair the district’s tennis courts.The.
Published: 3/8/2021 4:38:32 PM
Voters passed both the proposed budget – with a $40,000 increase to restore a full-time counselor position at the middle school – and the new teachers’ contract during the Wilton-Lyndeborough District Meeting on Saturday.
About 70 residents attended the meeting in person, with more listening to the proceedings online who were offered the opportunity to give input, but could not vote. Chairs were set up in both the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle/High School cafeteria and gymnasium, rooms which are connected by a central stage where members of the School Board and Budget Committee gave presentations on articles.
After several technical delays, the meeting began with a presentation of the budget, which included about a 6 cent decrease for Wilton and a 7 cent decrease for Lyndeborough. There was much discussion, however, after an amendment was offered to increase the budget by $40,000 for a full-time counselor for the Wilton-Lyndeborough