Colchester Public Schools
BOE Budget Committee Update 2/3/2022
2022-2023 Budget Items
Areas of Increase in Costs
● Benefits position added to CO
● Increase of 2.0 FTE certified staff at CES, 1 from grant and 1 additional due to
enrollment increase
● Increase in Heating oil costs
● Increase in building repair lines
● Out of District Placements increase in public and private locations
● Increase in VO-AG placements
● Increase in ESY costs (moved from grant)
● Significant increase in Special Ed transportation costs
● Contractual increase in regular busing costs
● Re-establish technology supply lines (back from grant)
● Re-establish CIP/Capital Outlay & Reserve (back from grant)
● Reestablish Curriculum implementation (back from grant)
● Software for intervention and progress monitoring elementary level
● Software/app for safety district wide
● Slight increase to C3 to cover payroll costs
● Drop in Preschool tuition to $75 and $150 monthly
Areas of Reduction in Costs
● Significant savings in Employee related insurance
● Certified staff reductions at secondary level due to declining enrollment
● Decrease in Electricity costs
● Decrease in Magnet school tuition, most significant at elementary level
● Slight reduction in substitute lines
Colchester, Connecticut
BOE Budget Committee Update 2_3_2022 (1)
Board of Education Meeting 6:00PM
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