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.
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.
The budget recommends eliminating nine positions in the district, which would include scaling back the district’s kindergarten program from full day to half day.
The school board is scheduled to discuss the budget again Tuesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Derby Middle School.
The public is allowed to share thoughts on the budget at the start of that meeting, according to the meeting agenda, which you can download by clicking here.
Click here to read everything the Valley Indy has published on the proposed school budget.
Now the questions:
If the public isn’t happy with this proposed spending plan, what can they do?
Has the district sent out letters to teachers warning about the layoffs?
(From Facebook) The turbines at Derby Middle School. Are they working? Are they cutting down on electricity costs at the high school?
