Submitted by Jennifer Favalora, RSD #17 Board of Education.
Open Email: Now – May 5th
The RSD17 Board of Education welcomes all Haddam and Killingworth residents to participate and give their input on the 2020-21 Budget. The BOE needs to hear your input as a part of the budget process. As ordered by Governor Lamont in Executive Order 7I*, there will not be a referendum. The BOE will vote on the annual budget on June 2, 2020.
You can participate by sending an email to: boepubliccomment@rsd17.org
- Emails sent before the April 21st meeting adjourns will be read and responded to on the live Community Input Session, which you can view here: https://sites.google.com/rsd17.org/rsd-17- boe-stream .
- Emails will be accepted until May 5th and all comments and any responses will be posted on the RSD17.org website in a FAQ under “Budget Information”.
- Emails must include your full name and town in which you reside.
To learn more about the 2020-21 budget and where the BOE is in the process, review the following:
Superintendent’s Proposed 2020-21 Budget from March 3rd:
HTTP://WWW.RSD17.ORG/DISTRICT/DOCUMENTS/2020/BUDGET/SUPERINTENDENTS_PROPOSED_BUDGET_2021.PDF
Superintendent’s Proposed Budget March 3rd Presentation to the Board of Education Video:
HTTP://WWW.ESENETWORKS.COM/PLAYER.ASPX?ID=52131&CONTENT-ID=239461
Superintendent’s Proposed 2020-21 Budget from March 3rd Power Point Presentation:
March 31st Proposed Budget Reductions:
March 31st Proposed Budget Reductions- Superintendent’s Presentation Video:
HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/1DRVTNUVJJEKAQ0SSHNLECIA1ND-GH8JF/VIEW
April 14th Proposed Budget Reductions, Revised:
April 14th Proposed Budget Reductions, Revised- Superintendent’s Presentation Video:
HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/1RR8HWEOA1BGALADI9BCVG-II-QIKW2NA/VIEW
You can view the Live Stream Community Input Session by watching here: https://sites.google.com/rsd17.org/rsd-17-boe-stream and following the directions there. Or by following these steps:
1. Go to www.rsd17.org
2. In the Top Menu, choose District – Board of Education
3. In the left menu, choose BoE Live Stream
All Board of Education Meeting Schedules, Agendas, Minutes and Recordings can be found on our RSD17.org website under “Board of Education” – “BoE Meeting Schedules & Minutes”
*Under recent Executive Orders from Governor Lamont, The BoE has been given several directives on how to continue running public meetings and passing a budget:
- Executive Order 7B dictates rules pertaining to “public meetings” and they are now held through video conferences which can be watched live or recorded on our RSD17.org website, and
- Executive Order 7I, has suspended statutes requiring town meetings and referendums, and has ordered town municipalities and BoEs to adopt a budget at the board level, and
- Under Executive Order 7C, the Board has been granted a thirty day extension to complete the 2020/21 budget.
