Derby Budget 2011
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 16, 2011 8:02 pm
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A report from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges raises some serious questions as to whether Derby schools receive enough financial support from the community.
The organization’s Commission on Public Secondary Schools released an 80-page report earlier this month that will help the organization decide whether Derby High School’s accreditation should continue.
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‘Report Offers Sobering View Of Derby School Funding’
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 15, 2011 9:53 pm
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Derby parents, administrators and several school board members Tuesday vowed to “take the fight to City Hall” to get adequate funding for the school district next year.
“We shouldn’t be in the position of apologizing for what it costs to run the school district,” school board member Kimberly Kreiger said.
The words came as the school board unanimously approved a $19 million spending plan, which carries a $1.28 million increase over the current budget.
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‘Derby School Supporters To ‘Take It To City Hall’’
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 14, 2011 5:44 pm
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The Derby school board is scheduled to meet Tuesday (March 15) to finalize a spending plan for the 2011 – 2012 school year.
The public is allowed to comment at the start of the meeting. Click here to download the agenda.
The budget will then go to the Derby Board of Apportionment and Taxation, whose members will decide on a final dollar amount to give to the schools.
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‘Derby School Board Budget Vote Tuesday’
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 11, 2011 12:20 am
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In the third and final segment of our Q&A with Derby school district superintendent Stephen Tracy, we ask three questions, including one posed by a reader from our Facebook page.
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‘Superintendent Stephen Tracy Derby School Budget Q & A, Part III’
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 10, 2011 6:47 pm
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While the school budget formulation process is well underway, the work on the city side of the budget is just getting started — and Mayor Anthony Staffieri sent out letters Monday telling his department heads to toe the line.
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‘Derby Mayor Wants No New Spending’
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 10, 2011 1:19 am
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In the second part of our interview with Derby school Superintendent Stephen Tracy, we ask about two hot-button issues.
But first, a little background:
The superintendent’s proposed budget for the next school year is $18.6 million, which is a $1.23 million — or 6.94 percent— increase over the current budget.
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‘Tracy Q & A, Part II’
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 8, 2011 11:47 pm
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School Superintendent Stephen Tracy’s proposed budget for the next school year was like a splash of cold water on the Derby community.
A 7 percent spending increase and nine layoffs, including six teachers?
The elimination of full-day kindergarten?
What’s going on here?
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‘Q & A: Derby School Superintedent Stephen Tracy’
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 2, 2011 11:36 am
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It’s not looking good for full-day kindergarten in the Derby school district next year.
The program is slated to be reduced to a half-day program, part of a cost-savings plan introduced in Superintendent Stephen Tracy’s proposed 2011 – 2012 school budget.
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‘Future Grim For Full-Day Kindergarten In Derby’
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 2, 2011 12:48 am
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Instead of voting on a dollar amount to request from the city’s tax board, school officials Tuesday opted to take more time to review their options.
Superintendent Stephen Tracy has recommended an $18.9 million budget to run the schools next year. That’s a $1.23 million — or 6.9 percent — increase over the current budget.
The budget includes layoffs — nine current positions will be cut. In addition, the budget will cut the district’s full-day kindergarten program to a half-day program.
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‘Blood From A Stone?’
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Eugene Driscoll | Mar 1, 2011 2:20 am
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Nine jobs — including six teaching positions — along with boys basketball, soccer and cheerleading at the middle and high schools could be eliminated under a 2011 – 2012 budget under consideration by the Derby school board.
The school board is scheduled to vote on its budget tonight (Tuesday, March 1) at a meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. at Derby Middle School.
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‘Layoffs Still On The Table In Derby Schools’
