Dear Members of our Five Town Community,
Please join us for the ANSWD Informational Hearing on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 6pm via Zoom. We will be discussing the Australian ballot articles that pertain to the ANSWD school budget. Voting will take place on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 in each town's polling location.
You can view the Budget Report in its entirety here: https://tinyurl.com/257oek2u. This report includes past year accomplishments, budget objectives and highlights, as well as financial data. The report also reviews ballot items Articles 1-10 which every voter will be asked to vote on.
The ANWSD total expenditure budget decreases by -1.09% and education spending as compared to FY21 decreases by -4%. We are also anticipating a decrease in per pupil spending between -2.96% and -3.54% depending upon final bill approvals by the Vermont Legislature and Governor.
Some budget highlights for FY22 include the district's ability to continue all current programming for students and the expansion of a childcare and Pre-K pilot program which will include full day childcare at FCS in conjunction with the Pre-K program at FCS. Please take a look at the Budget Report for complete details on all of the above. The Annual Budgets and Audit Reports can be found on the ANWSD website as well as information on the FY22 budget timeline and process here: https://www.anwsd.org/budget-development.php?.
Last, a set of informational slides are available on the homepage of the website: https://www.anwsd.org/
You can request a copy of the annual report by contacting the ANWSD District office at 802-877-3332.
Again, we hope you can join us on February 22nd, 6:00pm for the District's Informational Meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions.
Respectfully,
John Stroup (Vergennes), *Chair
Thomas Borchert (Waltham) *Vice Chair
Kristina MacKulin (Ferrisburgh) *Board Clerk
Laurie Childers (Addison)
Bill Clark (Ferrisburgh)
Martha DeGraaf (Vergennes)
Kirsten De La Cruz (Panton)
George Gardner (Ferrisburgh)
Chris Kayhart (Ferrisburgh)
Amy Kittredge (Addison)
Mark Koenig (Vergennes)
Keith Morrill (Vergennes)
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