UPDATED: Preston school board approves budget with 2.95% increase
Mar. 23—PRESTON —
Most of the increases are for salaries, health insurance coverage and other fixed costs. The board did accept Superintendent
The budget is
The budget adds one fourth teacher to split two current third-grade classes of 23 students each into three classes. Other staffing and programs would remain the same, Seitsinger said.
Seitsinger plans to use federal COVID-19 relief grants to cover what otherwise would be an additional
The federal grant will be used to increase the school district's part-time social worker to full time. Under the plan,
Seitsinger told the board some of the federal grant will carry over for two more years, so the district could continue the full-time social worker if the board wishes. The social worker position was created in the 2019-20 school year as a part-time position, although Seitsinger and some board members have wanted to make the position full time.
Seitsinger plans to use the federal COVID-19 relief grants for an expanded summer program offered to all
The grants also will pay for some technology upgrades and some cleaning and maintenance costs. Seitsinger said the past year of remote and hybrid learning have shown that technology is as essential as "heat and lights."
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