Norwich School Board Starts Work On Budget

Town Meeting is months away but the Norwich School Board has started on the budget for MCS. A “Quick Model” projects an 3.61% increase. The Budget Guidelines for next year are here.
However, in the words of Donald Rumsfield, there are several "known unknowns", including:
• contract with MCS support staff
• cutbacks in federal aid
• cost to establish a Pre-K program at MCS
• five-year building maintenance plan.
A wild card is new state government initiatives. Last year Vermont passed a law “encouraging” school districts to pay no more than 80% of teachers’ health insurance. Norwich pays 83% and as a consequence, will forfeit certain state funds next year.

No word on how much the MCS (or Dresden) budget will cost the taxpayers. Stay tuned.
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LINK: Norwich School District Budget Guidelines: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0dszyJHBhYXSzRDbk8tUGZMNk0