The Raymond School Committee voted April 2 to add a teaching position at Raymond Elementary School back into the school budget, along with $38,000 for special education.
Teresa Sadak, chairwoman of the School Committee, said keeping class sizes small, and an overwhelming response from parents at a public hearing last week, lead the committee to the decision to bring back one teacher at the kindergarten through fourth-grade level.
Members of the Raymond school administration will decide how best to use the $38,000 special education money, though Sadak said it could be used to pay for an education technician.
The school operating budget is now more than $1.6 million, though it could change due to changes in state subsidies announced last week. The Raymond School Committee has yet to find out how much the changes will impact the budget. Also, the budget finance committee must approve the budget at an April 14 meeting.
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