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Long River classes virtual this week

48 PROSPECT Classes at Long River Middle School have been and will remain fully remote this week after several students and teachers tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin said in a letter that officials were notified on April 1 that three students and a staff member tested positive. The staff member was the third one in four days to test positive. The students and staff were all in school at some point last week. Officials decided to close the school this week and hold all classes virtually. Officials plan to reopen the school on April 19, after April vacation next week. As of Wednesday, there were three staff members and 12 students in the region that were positive for coronavirus, according to Yamin. Two staff members and close to 100 students are quarantined due to contact tracing, he said in a letter.

Region 16 board votes to return full surplus to towns

Region 16 school chief proposes $41M budget

By Elio Gugliotti, Editor PROSPECT Proposed staff cuts dominated the initial budget discussions on Region 16’s spending plan for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin on Feb. 24 presented a $41 million budget proposal for 2021-22 to the Board of Education. The proposal would increase overall school spending for the region, which is composed of Beacon Falls and Prospect, by $305,905, or 0.75% over this fiscal year. It would mark the first increase in overall school spending since the 2017-18 fiscal year. The proposal includes about $763,000 worth of staff reductions through layoffs and a couple retirements. The plan cuts the assistant principal position at Long River Middle School, six teachers, one guidance counselor and one instructional aide. One certified substitute position would be reduced to a non-certified position.

Region 16 board debates how to handle surplus

By Elio Gugliotti, Editor PROSPECT — 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.

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