Bethel Schools Superintendent Budget Request Detailed

Bethel Superintendent of Schools Christine Carver proposed a 2.36 budget increase for the 2016-2017 academic year to include higher salaries, which will cost the town an additional $1 million.

Salaries, which comprise two-thirds of the total proposed budget, would represent the majority of the increase, with 2.23 percent, NewsTimes reported.

The only proposed full-time hires are two math interventionists, for Berry and Rockwell elementary schools, NewsTimes reported, noting they will be tasked with drafting and implementing strategies to close the achievement gap in math.

The Board of Education will host budget workshops Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next two weeks, at 7 p.m. at the Board of Education Offices, located at 1 School Street at Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center in Meeting Room E.

To read more about the proposed budget, visit the NewsTimes here.

[Photo courtesy of Bethel schools website]