December 16, 2020WOLFEBORO — School Board Chairman Jack Widmer presented the district's preliminary budget for the 2021-22 school year during the Governor Wentworth Regional School District's (GWRSD) Dec. 7 meeting, held virtually rather than in the Kingswood Arts Center since some members were in isolation after exposure to the Covid-19. "The budget is based on the assumption that students will be back to full time next year," he said, a scenario that everyone would like to see, if possible. The preliminary budget comes to $56,220,378, a 4 percent increase. Enrollment numbers are down from 2441 to 2268 with only Crescent Lake Elementary School (grades 4 6) showing any increase. The estimated number of expected attendees includes students in the remote instruction program but not the number of students who switched to homeschooling. It is not known whether they will return if school is restored to full time in person.