• Budget Updates

    Your voice matters

    THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED IN THE MAY 4TH REFERENDUM. THE BUDGETS PASSED WITH OVERWHELMING SUPPORT.

     
    3/25 Update: The Board of Finance voted to reduce the Board of Education's budget request by $150,000, resulting in a 3.2% overall increase. The Board of Ed must now decide what to cut to meet that number.
     

    2021-22 Easton Board of Education Budget Overview

    Overall proposed increase of 4.09%

    Adds

     - 4th grade Teacher (creates 5 sections in each grade at SSES) ($75,033)

     - Director of Digital Learning (shared between Easton, Redding & Reg9) ($32,107)

    Restores

     - HKMS Media Specialist

     ($72,316)

     - HKMS PE Paraprofessional ($16,000)

     - Increased hours for HKMS Social Worker (PT to FT) ($51,028)

     - Extra Curricular Stipends ($46,013)

  • Budget Details and Documents

    Please follow the links to learn more about the proposed 2020-21 education budget.

    The current proposal includes a 4.24% increase. Included are restoring the media specialist at HKMS, an additional section in kindergarten (five sections in grades K, 1, 2, 3, and 5, four sections in grade 4), a social worker at SSES, and extracurricular activities at HKMS.

    Presented Jan 14, 2020

    Link to the budget presented by Dr. Tom McMorran, which includes a 4.2% increase over the prior year's budget. It includes visuals to show the impact of having 16 vs. 21 students in a class.

    As of Jan 14, 2020

    Link to the line-by-line breakdown of the 2020-21 proposed budget

    and Conclusions

    Requested sections at SSES and resulting class sizes. Comparison to class sizes at other elementary schools in our region.

    Lesson Break Down

    Comparison of reading instruction in classes with 17 vs 21 students. Four fewer students per class means each student receives the equivalent of 14 days more instruction time per school year.

    FAQs

    Answers to several questions related to class size from the National Council of Teachers of English.

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