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BOE Approves Reduced Budget, Using Debt Service Funds to Keep Positions
The BOE got creative to try and preserve positions in the reduced budget.
Apr 24, 20253 min read


BOE Discusses Title VI Compliance
During the April 7, 2024, Board of Education meeting, member Aaron Hoffman made a motion to add a new item to the agenda: a discussion of...
Apr 17, 20254 min read


BOE Debates Staff Cuts
BOE votes to terminate two tenured teachers for budgetary reasons.
Apr 9, 20253 min read


Voters Shoot Down Budget, BOF Cuts BOE Budget
Learn about the newly BOF-approved version of the budget.
Apr 9, 20256 min read


BOE Appoints Scott Sugarman Superintendent of Schools
Meet Stafford Public Schools' new Superintendent.
Apr 7, 20252 min read


BOE Deficit Down, But Not Eliminated
The latest status update on the BOE's budget deficit.
Mar 29, 20252 min read


SHS Drama Ready to Debut "The Addams Family"
Get the inside scoop on the upcoming SHS production of The Addams Family.
Mar 24, 20255 min read


BOF Sends Budget to Voters to Decide
After hours of public comment and discussion, the budget proposal will got to a referendum.
Mar 16, 20255 min read


BOF Tells BOE It Must Get Deficit to $0
BOF does not favor a supplemental appropriation for schools.
Mar 10, 20254 min read


Schools Report on Data and Assessments
An overview of assessment results from recent BOE meetings.
Mar 9, 20252 min read


BOF Calls on Entire BOE to Attend Budget Hearing
On February 19, 2025, Board of Education (BOE) Chair Sara Kelley and Interim Superintendent Dr. Laura Norbut presented the proposed...
Feb 27, 20254 min read


Stafford Could Benefit from $40 Mill in Increased Funding
Legislators pass a supplemental appropriation for special education reimbursements. The governor threatens a veto.
Feb 26, 20252 min read


BOF Seeks Info Ahead of BOE Budget Presentation
The BOF is looking for additional context in the lead-up to the BOE's budget presentation.
Feb 14, 20254 min read


BOE Votes 4-3 to Send Budget to BOF
BOE passes the budget on to BOF in a narrow vote.
Feb 11, 20255 min read


BOE Asks for Another Iteration of the School Budget
The latest school budget saves three jobs but still cuts eight full-time employees.
Jan 31, 20254 min read


Budget Season Begins; Sobering Proposal from Schools
As the budget season began, the town and the schools presented austere budgets.
Jan 14, 20255 min read


Could Grant Funding Bring Turf Field to Stafford?
A discussion about seeking out grant funding for a turf field is underway.
Dec 30, 20242 min read


Schools Implement Budget Freeze, Discuss Other Financial Issues
The BOE hears about budget freeze and ongoing financial strains.
Dec 29, 20248 min read


A New Plan to Solve Self-Insurance Troubles, Questions Remain
While the BOF and BOE may be a step closer to resolving the conversation about the self-insurance fund, questions still remain.
Dec 5, 20242 min read


Stafford’s School Enrollment Sparks Conversation
Lower enrollment sparks budget conversation at BOE meeting.
Nov 20, 20243 min read
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