Norwich school jobs fears allayed with budget shuffle

  • 2017-07-22
Norwich schools have been able to save all jobs at risk due to budget cuts.

According to Superintendent Abby Dolliver, it was very difficult not to lay off employees to balance a budget $1.5 million smaller than desired. City schools asked for $77.8 million, which was $2.3 million more than they received last year, but received only $750,000 more.

Dolliver and other officials have had staff moved around and increase funds for contracts and other areas. One aspect that has helped the budget is the amount of people retiring and resigning.

Staff members who are due for a raise will receive them for the fiscal year, and teachers will see a nearly 3% increase. Dolliver and assistants will receive a 2% increase. Finally, administrators will receive a 1.34% increase. Their contracts end next year at the end of June.

Dolliver explained that the raises have been part of the contracts for several years and it would be in the school system's best interest to honor them. She added that funding from the state is also unconfirmed. Since state grants fund half of the city's school employees, the district is discussing the event that Connecticut alters the amounts.

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