Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Region 1 administration is considering offer­ing early retirement incentives to staff members 4

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The Region 1 administration is considering offer­ing early retirement incentives to staff members, Business Manager Samuel Herrick told the Board of Education Wednesday.Twenty three teachers would be eligible if they use the same formula that’s been used in the past in which years of service and age add up to a cer­tain number. Of the 23, 11 are employed in the pupil services department. Depending on what is offered and what positions need to be filled, there may not be savings.
Herrick said the district has been fortunate in being able to bring in youthful, qualified people.

Region One Budget Hearing January 8 2014 Reply

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The Region 1 Board of Education was presented a preliminary 2014-15 budget on Wednesday evening.

The initial total for the three sections of the budget is $15.5 milion, an increase of 7.9 percent above the current plan. The high school proposal is $8.6 million, a 9.2 per­cent raise, while the pupil services budget is $5.9 million, a 8.1 percent increase. The central office budget of $1 million is a reduction of $25,527 or 2.44 percent. At the end of the meeting Canaan representative Ned Gow, who is new to the board, said, “I’m going to be lynched in North Canaan. This is a substantial increase after the $300,000 one last year.” Chairman Andrea Downs of Falls Village said, “I think you’ll see significant changes.”

The plan also includes the enrollment numbers for each of the six towns in the region and their assessments. For next year the proposed per pupil cost is $24,901, up from the current $23,106, which Herrick termed “pretty significant.”