The Westport Board of Education tonight began discussions on the superintendent’s proposed 2005-06 school budget which provides for a 6.5 percent increase over the current year.
The board will hold a all-day session to discuss the $79.5 million proposal Friday beginning at 9 a.m. at the Westport Library’s McManus Room.
The budget calls for a $4.8 million increase, 70 percent of which Superintendent Elliott Landon said is to maintain current services.
The proposal includes a $1 million increase in the insurance fund as well as eight new teaching positions at Staples High School, which is undergoing a $74 million expansion and renovation.
