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Darien Soccer Association
P.O. Box 2323
Noroton Heights, Ct 06820

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Please attend the BOE meeting Feb 2nd
by posted 01/31/2010
 
 

2010/11 Budget Update

 

Over the past week, a number of Board of Education meetings have taken place regarding next year’s budget.  Below is an update of what transpired at these meetings. 

·       Due to the difficult financial situation affecting the town, the Board of Finance has stated that it expects to the BOE to develop a budget with no more than a 3.5% increase.  

·       The Superintendent’s proposed budget currently stands at 5.8%.   The Superintendent’s 5.8% budget includes one 1.25FTE new teachers for the high school (despite a projected increase in enrollment), a 10% cut in operating costs at DHS and a reduction of 4 non-certified staff at DHS.

·       The BOF’s request will require the BOE cut an additional $1.5 million from the Superintendent’s budget which has already cut the operating budget to the bone and forced DHS class sizes to rise above the BOE guidelines.

·       Contractual salary increases for teachers are slated to be approximately 3%, insurance premiums are expected to rise 28%, and the BOE will have a revenue shortfall due to a reduction in reimbursement for special education expenses.

·       Given that the BOE has no control over these fixed costs, the BOF 3.5% budget expectation means that the BOE will be forced to make significant cuts to operating costs.

·       Recognizing that there has been a large increase in enrollment at DHS with more students expected next year, the BOE appears to be inclined to add teachers to the DHS budget so as to ensure the quality of education is not negatively impacted.   However, achieving the BOF’s 3.5% budget across the district will mean painful cuts in other areas to ensure our student’s education is not compromised.

·       Modifications currently under consideration by the BOE include:

o      Cutting funding for all clubs and councils district-wide.  This would have the potential to have a far reaching impact at the high school threatening all student organizations including NEIRAD, National Honor Society, Student Council, Theatre 308, Yearbook, Blue Wave News, etc.

o      Instituting an activities fee or cutting all interscholastic sports

o      Elimination of replacement computers for aging technology in the classrooms.

o      Elimination of intramurals district –wide.

o      Elimination of DHS Senior Internship program.

 

The Board of Ed has been asked to make significant cuts in the budget and has responded by proposing modifications that will significantly affect all areas of the high school experience.  While none of us would like to see any reductions made to education, programs or sports at the high school, the reality is that in these economic times, sacrifices will need to be made.  Our goal should be to ensure that no one area is disproportionately affected at the expense of the others.  It is critical that we communicate to the BOE and the BOF that academic excellence at DHS cannot be compromised and that students still need the opportunity to be involved with their school and community. 

 

Here is what you can do:

1.    Attend or speak at the public hearing next Tuesday, February 2nd at 7:00 in Town Hall Auditorium.   Students are also welcome to speak.  Please let us know if you need any additional information for your speech. We would be happy to provide it to you.

2.    Write letters to the editor.  Newspaper contacts can be found by clicking on the following link.   If letters are submitted by next Monday they will be printed in Thursday’s edition.  http://www.darienps.org/dhspa/flyer/DHSContacts.pdf 

3.     Contact BOE and BOF members.  Contact information is available by clicking on the following link. http://www.darienps.org/dhspa/flyer/DHSContacts.pdf  

 


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K-2 SPRING SEASON DATES
by posted 01/30/2010
 
K-2 games will run on Saturdays from April 3 until June 12, with no games on the weekends of April 17 and May 29.  Practices will likely start the week of March 29.

Practice days will likely be the same as previous seasons:
Monday:  2nd grade boys
Tuesday:  2nd grade girls
Wednesday: 1st grade boys
Thursday:  1st grade girls
Friday:  K boys and girls
Practice times to be confirmed once the teams are set and the field allocations are known.
 
Reminder:  Registration runs from Jan 18 to Feb 22.  Late registrations are accepted until March 1 with $50 late fee.  All registrations after this date are waitlisted and, if a space is found, charged a $50 late fee.
 

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Holmes School  Darien  N/A 
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Middlesex Lower  Darien  N/A 
MMS Upper Large  Darien  N/A 
MMS Upper Small  Darien  N/A 
Royle Elementary  Darien  N/A 
 
The Darien Soccer Association U-13 Blue girls travel team will be playing in the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association Southwest District playoffs this Saturday at 11am in Wilton against 1st place finishers, Monroe. The Darien Blue squad is one of 4 teams in the U-13 division (10 in total) to make the season ending single elimination playoffs. This will be the third meeting between Darien Blue and Monroe this fall with each team claiming a victory. Darien′s win came on its way to the U-13 girls Connecticut State Cup tournament semi-finals. If Darien were to prevail on Saturday, they would play the winners of the Fairfield -Trumbull match, in the finals, this Sunday in Wilton. Front Row Olivia Crane, Lisa Randall, Charlotte Phillips, Sophie Doering, Madeline Gill, Taryn Bergin and Leslie Gill. Back Row Parent Coach Guy Riegel, Katie Granata, Alex Enzor, Sydney Ellis, Carolyn Cochran, Annie Meyjes, Julia Boulton, Ellie Riegel, Alexandra Iqbal, Mackenzie Begley and Coach Keith.



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