Dlott: School Cuts to Wait Until June

Preservation of staff will be a high priority as school officials wait to see if there are any leftover funds at the end of the year before planning cuts in response to a $250,000 cut in next year's school budget.

“The staffing is very important because we want to make sure we have adequte personel to run our prog effectively," said Interim Superindentent Steven Dlott of potential cuts to the budget that had been proposed at $55.3 million.

The extense of the cuts will depend on a report of the remaining year's school funds that is scheduled to be given to the School Committee on June 11, he said. That is the first step, he said, while the entire budget will be reviewed to find the remainder of the $250,000 to cut.

“It’s tough to say without seeing that June financial report," said Dlott. “Then we will make the determiniations."

The Finance Committee voted for the cut citing an 8.7 percent increase over the previous year. Some councilors at that meeting pushed for the preservation of the proposed budget, but ultimately the cuts were voted through.