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Stonington — School officials on Tuesday night outlined their proposed 2021-22 budget of $38.3 million and its 2.5% increase for the Board of Finance.  Board member Gordon Lord read a letter from school board Chairman Frank Todisco, who was away on business. Todisco called the proposed budget a responsible spending package for taxpayers that provides necessary education services for students. He pointed out three areas — employees raises, health insurance and special education transportation — account for much of the $934,000 increase. He concluded by respectfully a...

He is scheduled to present that plan to the board on March 11. "The community has spoken. They want to go back to school," board member Gordon Lord said. "We as a board need to make that happen as safe and expeditiously as possible." "If we don't try to do it now, when are we going do it?" he added.     Riley said he can do this by having a plan in which students maintain 3 feet of distance, rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline of 6 feet that has been in place since the beginning of the school year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Stonington — The Board of Education on Thursday night decided not to approve the 2021-22 proposed budget because some members felt the 4.8% increase was too much. Last month, Superintendent of Schools Van Riley proposed a $41.6 million budget — with a $3.4 million, or 8.9%, increase from last year's budget — to the board. While the Board of Finance has recommended the school budget increase not exceed 1.5%, Riley has pointed out that the school budget has shown decreases of 0.30% and 1.32% in the past two years. Even with an 8.9% increase, he said, the three-year average increase ...