Ridgefield identifies ways to offset reductions in school budget
Alyssa Seidman
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On April 5, the Ridgefield Board of Education unanimously adopted a revised operating budget that meets the amount allocated by the town’s Board of Finance.YouTube screenshotShow MoreShow Less
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RIDGEFIELD A commitment from an insurance company and a federal grant could help offset reductions in a school budget adopted by the Board of Education this week, officials said.
The Board of Education unanimously adopted a revised operating budget Monday that meets the amount allocated by the town’s Board of Finance.
Last month, the Board of Finance approved a 2.35 percent increase for the schools a 1.1 percent reduction from what the district proposed.
Ridgefield BOE trying to change how state reimburses schools for COVID
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A school bus heads towards Ridgefield High School on Thursday afternoon at the end of the school day. January 21, 2016, in Ridgefield, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
RIDGEFIELD The school board is trying to get the state to rethink its COVID reimbursements, saying the current model focuses more on demographics than actual districts’ costs.
The board created a working group at this week’s meeting to come up with a new reimbursement model the district can present to the state. Board members Tina Malhotra and Liz Floegel, as well as board Chairman Jonathan Steckler will serve on it.