By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
PROSPECT Voters on May 3 overwhelmingly approved Region 16’s $40.9 million 2021-22 school budget at a district meeting.
The spending plan passed by a 67-1 vote. The budget increases overall school spending in the region, which is comprised of Beacon Falls and Prospect, by $253,657.
“It’s a very well-thought-out budget. It supports our students,” school board Chairman Priscilla Cretella said after the vote.
The roughly 0.6% budget increase is the first one in the region in three years. The budget includes implementing new math curriculum Illustrative Math and SAVVAS-Envision for grades six through 12, and replacing interactive boards in classrooms as of part technology upgrades.
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By Elio Gugliotti, Editor
PROSPECT â Region 16 Board of Education members Feb. 10 debated whether to transfer any more surplus funds to its capital nonrecurring account, but took no action.
The school board, which oversees public schools in Beacon Falls and Prospect, finished the 2019-20 fiscal year with a budget surplus of $661,286.
Excess school money is returned to the towns in the form of credits on their education payments to the region. The money is divided based on the percentage of students from each town. For the 2019-20 school year, 63.25% of students lived in Prospect and 36.75% in Beacon Falls. If $661,286 is returned, Prospect and Beacon Falls would be credited about $418,000 and $243,000, respectively, this fiscal year.