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As a public school district, we are fiscally responsible to our community now more than ever. If you have any questions or concerns about our school budget, M&O budget, or how our district allocates funds for various activities and programs, feel free to send us an email. We encourage you to view our district annual financial report as well as the other documents provided on this page.

2024–2025 Board of Education Budget Process

On February 14, 2024, at the regular meeting of the board of education, the board voted to approve the following proposed budget for the 2024–2025 school year. The next step in the process is for this budget to be reviewed by the board of finance on March 11, 2024, at their regular meeting. On March 27, 2024, The Board of Finance set the proposed town 2024–2025 Fiscal Year Budget to go to public hearing on April 16, 2024. In this budget, the Board of Education Operating Budget was reduced by $240,000. The BOE has not determined which line items will be affected by this reduction at this time. Please see the revised Board of Education Proposed 2024–2025 SY budget in the link below.

Please feel free to reach out to Dr. DeBrito or Ms. Hughson at the central office if you have any questions regarding the budget or it’s process.

Please see the links below for all the presentations regarding the budget.

To view any board of education meetings on YouTube, please click on the link below:

Capital Improvements Building Projects

Capital Improvements Building Projects Committee (CIP) is a Town of East Haddam committee charged with overseeing school building projects. The committee meets on an as-needed basis and occasionally has open seats that are filled by the Board of Selectmen. You can see our upcoming meeting agendas on our Board of Education page. Currently, the CIP board provides oversight for the following building projects:

  • District Wide HVAC Study
  • Nathan Hale-Ray High School Athletics Complex
  • East Haddam Elementary School Exterior Renovation

Elementary School and High School HVAC Project Referendum

Referendum Vote: January 30, 2024, 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office Complex.

Capital Improvements Committee

Joseph Spurgeon, Chairman
Patricia Stricker, BOE Representative
Deborah Fiala
Alyson Karpiej
Todd Moss