Submitted by Brian Raabe, Old Greenwich
In the group letter posted on Greenwich Free Press Thursday morning (GROUP LETTER: A Reasonable Compromise on the School Budget April 3, 2025), the signors state:
“Superintendent Toni Jones and the BOE developed a thoughtful budget, and we value their work. But private conversations with BOE members and district administrators have indicated that $2–3 million in savings are achievable without reducing classroom instruction, staffing levels, or student programming. These are operational efficiencies — not educational cuts.”
What private conversations, with whom, citing what costs and efficiencies with no impact?
The letter’s authors applaud the budget process, its review, and the need for oversight.
Agreed.
Where their ship runs aground is on the notion of private conversations.
Why would a public debate regarding public education rest on private conversations?
Please make the specific efficiencies found in private, public. It would lend them credibility.
Brian Raabe, Old Greenwich