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Longo said for the upcoming fiscal year the district is also requesting $599,000 in improvements at the schools as part of improvements outlined in the Antinozzi report - a 10-year facilities’ plan. Meeting Calendar Meeting Agendas & Minutes Meeting Agenda Archive 2011-2022. Scarice’s budget request will cut six full-time equivalent (FTE) regular education teachers, and add three FTE special education teachers and two FTE special education paraprofessionals.

Three more students are projected for pre-kindergarten, while the elementary schools are expecting a decrease of two students and the middle schools are projecting eight fewer students. The budget also projects a decrease of 68 students across the district, largely at the high school where there are 61 fewer students expected. “That year-after-year tends to range anywhere between 80 and 81 percent, that is true of most districts in Connecticut.” As the K-12 Principal of Westport Central School, my goal is to foster the development of the whole school community by:-Enhancing communication with and between all stakeholder groups.-Challenging the academic, social, and emotional growth of our students.-Promoting a safe, positive school environment for our students and faculty. “Salaries and benefits combined (are) 80.5 percent of the total budget expenditures,” said Elio Longo, chief financial officer. The two line items make up a majority of the budget. His proposed budget increases salaries by $2.9 million and benefits by $1.2 million.
