All Over CT the Game is the Same...
West Hartford Superintendent And Board Of Education Exposed To Be Anti-Education
West Hartford Budget Begins With 5.6% Increase
-Talk of West Hartford
Public to Board of Education: Are you serious?
-Middletown Eye
Towns, Cities Dealing With Budget Crisis
-Connecticut Local Politics
Tomorrow night in Woodstock should be interesting-
The Woodstock Board of Education will hold an Educational Budget Forum on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Woodstock Middle School Cafeteria. The Board of Education invites the public to discuss the 2009- 2010 education budget. We have also invited the Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance, and Woodstock Academy. This is a great chance to ask questions and express your thoughts regarding program priorities and other suggestions for the district’s budget. The Board of Education will make better decisions with broad community input.
The BOF has stated that they aren't coming as a group (it appears that Lindsay Paul scheduled a 'tri-board' meeting and didn't inquire with the other boards- see BOF video), I don't know about the others.
I think we all know how receptive our BOE has been to community input in the past- so come on down and let's watch them try to put some lipstick on this $15M+ pig...
Town of Farmington Announces Union Concessions
PRESS CONFERENCE TUESDAY MARCH 3RD @ 4:00p AT TOWN HALL
Contact:
Farmington Town Council: Mike Clark ((860) 839-5496,
Kathleen A. Eagen, Town Manager 860-675-2352
Farmington Board of Education: Mary Grace Reed, (860) 508-7739
Ken Koos, (860) 678-7878; (860) 676-1873; Dr. Eileen Howley, (869) 673-8268
For Immediate Release: FARMINGTON, CT
Eight Farmington Employee unions including all municipal unions and three Board of Education unions plus all non-union administrators, managers, and employees have stepped forward to relinquish previously negotiated wages and/or freeze their salaries for fiscal year 2009-2010. The FEA (Teachers) considered but did not grant wage concessions.
The leadership and spirit of cooperation between management/administration, IBPO (Police) Local 331, IAFF (Fire) Local 3103, AFSCME Local 1689, and CSEA/SEIU (Supervisors/Non-Supervisors) Local 2001, FASA (Farmington Administrators and Supervisors), UE Local 222/ CILU Sub-local #60 (Secretarial, Instructional Aides, Drivers and Custodial) and Farmington School Nurses is commendable in light of the extraordinary economic situation. Additionally, the Town Manager, Town Clerk, Interim-Superintendent and Superintendent-Elect will forgo a wage increase next year. These concessions will save $300,000 on the Town side of the budget and $315,000 on the Board of Education side of the budget for a total reduction in the overall Town budget of over $615,000.
“Considering the difficult economic times facing the Town of Farmington, the State of Connecticut and the nation, we applaud these unions for stepping forward to make sacrifices that will help the Town work through this difficult budget” said Town Chair Mike Clark. “Announcements of these union concessions brings the Town closer to the stated budget goal of maintaining services, delivering a budget with little or no tax increase and saving jobs.”
Mary Grace Reed Board of Education Chairman noted that union representatives approached Interim-Superintendent of Schools Dr. Howley in January and early February, prior to any formal Board overtures, asking for discussions with the Board to determine how the unions could help in the wake of this national crisis. “The Board was preparing for some difficult decisions and our unions stepped up even before being asked,” Mrs. Reed said. “These groups recognize that this is a difficult year and that Farmington is no exception. As a community we must lock-arms and find solutions that will maintain the quality our citizens expect in our schools and in town services.”
This is the best example of "UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL" makes one proud to be an American. What is wrong with Northeast CT and Woodstock group?