Derby schools chief puts 2 budget proposals on the table

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
DERBY >> Superintendent of Schools Matthew Conway presented a $17.4 million budget proposal this week for the 2015-16 school year that features an increase of about $840,000.
The increase, which is about 4 percent over the current $16.6 million spending package, is being driven by a number of “fixed costs,” according to school Business Manager Mark Izzo. Some of those costs include contractual obligations for staff, transportation, special education tuition for students placed outside the district and utilities.
“There’s very little discretionary funds with all these fixed costs,” Izzo said during a special meeting of the Board of Education Wednesday.

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