OXFORD â The Board of Education, meeting Tuesday, May 11, voted to use Option D of reductions towards the budget plans, which includes a retirement incentive for qualified staff members.
The Board of Finance approved a $700,000 budget increase for the Board of Educationâs 2021-22 budget proposal, instead of the school boardâs $1.2 million request. The school board needed to make a $500,000 reduction and went with Option D as presented by Superintendent Dr. Jason McKinnon, which offered $560,012 in total budget savings and also included a retirement incentive.
The incentive encourages qualified staff members to retire to be replaced by newly hired teachers who will start at lower salaries. Dr. McKinnon noted the choice will provide significant savings to the budget. School officials identified three staff members who qualify for the incentive.
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SOUTHBURY â Ryan Anthony Rutledge, 17, passed away unexpectedly on April 5, 2021. He was the beloved son of Anthony and Valerie (Kuehn)Â Rutledge, and twin brother of Patrick Francis Rutledge.
Ryan was a junior at Pomperaug High School achieving high honors, and enrolled in numerous AP courses. When he wasn t studying, he was quite the athlete playing every sport imaginable. At school he played lacrosse, football, golf, weight lifting and was on the ski team.
He wasn t just talented in sports though; some of his other talents included playing three instruments fluently by ear, watching and investing in the stock market, solving a Rubik s Cube in seconds and being a master chess player. Some of his other hobbies were sailing, saltwater fishing, playing X-Box and snowmobiling.
At the same time, giving outpouring support for the family of 16-year-old injured Author: Shara Taylor (FOX61) Updated: 7:29 PM EDT April 8, 2021
SOUTHBURY, Conn. Pomperaug High School was finding ways to cope after a student was killed tragically Monday evening in a car accident, which left another teen in critical condition.
The school was grieving the loss of 17-year-old Ryan Rutledge of Southbury and giving outpouring support for the family of 16-year-old Eva Houlihan of Woodbury, who was in the hospital. Tributes of flowers were left on the bridge and heartfelt messages on the railing, where police said the car accident happened.