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MONROE, CT — School age residents feasted on macaroni and cheese bites, chicken nuggets and other meals in February, to give Monroe public schools’ lunch program its first monthly surplus this year. Read More
MONROE, CT — Many students took advantage of a new option Tuesday, allowing them to go to school for in-person-learning four days a week. Read More
MONROE, CT — A renovation of the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service’s headquarters at Jockey Hollow firehouse, road maintenance and a contribution to the Wolfe’s Den Playground project for Wolfe Park are among First Selectman Ken Kellogg’s priorities for the capital budget this year. Read More
MONROE, CT — First Selectman Ken Kellogg presented a $91.5 million town budget to the Town Council Monday night, a proposal that would raise taxes by 3.3 percent. Read More
MONROE, CT — A response to the coronavirus pandemic has come with costs for school safety, along with loss in learning and the mental health impact on students. Read More
MONROE, CT — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza says the 5.85 percent spending increase in the $61.9 million budget the Board of Education adopted for Monroe’s public schools is “much higher” than they wanted it to be. Read More
MONROE, CT — A global pandemic is causing uncertainty over what the needs of the school lunch program will be next fall, so the Board of Education decided to take advantage of a federal bid waiver to extend the contract with its food provider by one year. Read More
MONROE, CT — Nick Kapoor, a school board member, says the board’s charge is to pass a budget that fully funds education, so during Tuesday’s meeting he motioned to approve Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s budget proposal as is, with the 5.85 percent spending increase intact. Read More
MONROE, CT — Students will go back to hybrid learning, a mix of in-school and remote learning, for the next two weeks with the hope of bringing elementary school children back to full in-school learning by Jan. Read More
This article is the third in a series of stories from the Monroe Board of Education’s budget workshops. Board members are reviewing Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s $62.1 million proposal for fiscal year 2021-22
MONROE, CT — Masuk High School Principal Steven Swensen says student enrollment is steadily increasing as more families move into town. Read More