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Barnstable schools ask for $1 million more next year

TODAY's quote: "The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are dupes of pretended patriots" - Gov. Elbridge Thomas Gerry

Almost $1 million extra asked for Barnstable school budget

New positions, contract, operational increase, to cost $903,140

The Barnstable Enterprise reports that Barnstable School Superintendent Mary Czajkowski has proposed a school district budget that is almost one million dollars more, at total for next year of $58,085,365, which is $903,140 over the current budget.

Some of the specific extras are:

• Six full-time positions to assist with autistic students; $209,000.
• New director of assessment and evaluation; $95,000.
• Addition of  2 1/2 elementary school math coaches; $133,403.
• Behavior intervention specialist; $56,806.
• Others increases caused by contracts, etc.; $771,834 to the budget.

Dr. Czajkowski said she was prepared to make cuts to get some of the new features proposed in the budget, features such as the elementary school math coaches or the addition of a course at Barnstable High School in Mandarin Chinese.

Read the Enterprise story here.

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