Education
Darien Schools Superintendent Proposes 2.08% Budget Increase for 2017-2018
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Darien Schools Superintendent Dan Brenner is proposing a 2.08% budget increase in the 2017-2018 fiscal year budget, an increase of almost $2 million, for a total operating budget of $95,802,809. The proposal includes money to buy iPads for one grade (not yet determined) at Darien High School, a $1.4 million DHS cafeteria expansion project and a 2.8 percent increase in spending for teacher and administrator salaries under two union contracts that have not yet been completed, although the contracts have been approved in principle by both the Board of Education and votes of members of both unions. Brenner’s budget also includes $2.3 million in state aid in the form of the state’s Excess Cost Grant. Other Darien officials have said town officials need to plan for Darien getting no money from the state, given the state’s grant cuts in recent years. _________
Highlights from the Superintendent’s Budget Presentation
For the full set of slides from Brenner’s presentation.