School superintendents call on Lamont to supply more state funding
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Park Avenue Elementary School, Danbury, Conn. Thursday, July 3, 2014.Carol Kaliff / Carol Kaliff
Danbury schools Superintendent Sal Pascarella co-wrote a letter on behalf of a number of Connecticut school districts calling on Gov. Ned Lamont to supply their districts with more state aid after he put a hold on scheduled increases to the districts’ grant money.
The letter states the superintendents’ opposition to Lamont’s “pause” in state funding escalations in his proposed biennial budget, which would take more than $109 million away from Connecticut’s 53 Alliance District and urban schools, they claim. The letter is co-authored by superintendents from Danbury, Meriden, Vernon and East Hartford and signed by numerous district leaders including those from Bridgeport, New Haven, Norwalk, Stamford, Middletown and Torrington, among others.
Police, firefighters among the highest-paid employees in Danbury
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Around 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2019, Danbury Police Officer Emilio Masella noticed a fire on a second floor porch in the 100 block of Rose Hill Avenue in Danbury, Conn., while on patrol. He immediately called in the fire department.Contributed Photo / Danbury Fire Department / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less
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Danbury Police car on Thursday afternoon. January 17, 2019, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Danbury firefighters Rich Krikorian, left, and Paul Perrotti, are photographed with some of the smoke and carbon monoxie detectors that are kept on fire department vehicles. The devises are made available, when on fire calls, it s found that a homeowner doesn t have one. Photo taken Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.Carol Kaliff / Carol KaliffShow MoreShow Less
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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.