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Thanks for the hard work and dedication Mike and Hoot…. Reply
Michael DeMazza of the social studies department and Hoot Belter, student assistance teacher will retire at the end of this school year. Thank you for your years of service and your dedication to the students and parents in Region One.
Winsted, CT 11/27/03 1127J07.03 Houatonic head coach Mike DeMazza talks with his players during their Thanksgiving Day game against Gilbert at Gilbert High School in Winsted. Jim Shannon Phtoo
Region One budget Overall budget 0.6% increase ..Largest increase? Central Office 7.8% 1
Region One budget Overall budget 0.6% increase . Central Office up 7.8% (shamefull)!!
HOUSATONIC VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
2015-16 approved: $8,229,021 …… 2016-17 proposed: $8,030,224
Decrease: $198,797 or 2.4 percent
PUPIL SERVICES
2015-16 approved: $6,163,747 …… 2016-17 proposed: $6,368,402
Increase: $204,655 or 3.3 percent
CENTRAL OFFICE
2015-16 approved: $1,037,146 …… 2016-17 proposed: $1,118,474
Increase: $81,328 or 7.8 percent
TOTAL
2015-16 approved: $15,429,914 ….. 2016-17 proposed: $15,517,100
Increase: $87,186 or 0.6 percent
Hearing at 6:30 p.m. April 6 at the high school.
The six towns of Region 1 split the costs of operating Housatonic
Valley Regional High School, the pupil services department and
the central office proportionately based on student enrollment
figures. The only exception is the superintendent’s salary package,
which now will be shared equally.
North Canaan: $4,323,001, down $42,794
Cornwall: $1,358,375, down $111,578
Falls Village: $1,258,104, up $180,534
Kent: $2,640,583, up $97,173
Salisbury: $3,249,706, down $87,700
Sharon: $2,687,331, up $51,549
Region 1/ABC Joint Budget Meeting February 17, 2016 1
Falls Village Board Of Education February 2, 2016 Reply
Region 1 Board Of Education, February 1, 2016 Reply
Region One BOE/ABC Budget Workshop January 27, 2016 Reply
Falls Village BOE Meeting January 6, 2016 Reply
Region 1- ABC Joint Budget Meeting January 13, 2016 Reply
FALLS VILLAGE — The Region 1 Board of Education will not be offering an early retirement package to faculty members this year Reply
See video on CATV 6 Vimeo page :
full story is also in the Republican American:
After a recent meeting, board members approved a statement that said while they appreciate the staff, they gave serious consideration to such a proposal.
“But with a large building project in front of us, we feel all money spent should directly benefit our students at this time,” the board stated.
The board has approved a request from the school’s standing building committee to seek requests for proposals for architectural services for the project, which is expected to have a net cost of $4,292,512.
The project calls for new science labs, renovations of the boys and girls locker rooms, creation of a visitors’ locker room at the back of the current gym and updating the fitness center.
*Editors note
In the past three years the Region One Board and A.B.C. have spent nearly $800,000.00 on contract buy-outs Central Office staff, the early retirement (buyout) package for a former Assistant superintendent, two teachers in Cornwall, and $50,000.00 in a decision against the Kent Board of Education is a case they lost on residency. Let us see what our Superintendent gets when she retires….