CDSP | Did You Know ? #5

Darien Public School District Budget Process

The Council of Darien School Parents (CDSP) is the umbrella organization for all Darien Public School PTOs.  

Did you know that the 2022-2023 Darien Public School District budget process kicks off soon?  

Each school’s PTO Chairs and Budget Reps will want to hear ALL parents’ views about the proposed budget; they in turn will communicate these views back to this year’s CDSP Budget Chairs, Stacey Tié and Deb Ritchie.  

CDSP will then formulate speeches based directly on collective feedback from parents so that the Board of Education can hear what is important to the community.

As always, PTO Chairs / School Budget Reps should be your first point of contact; if you’re not sure who this is for your school, please contact cdspbudget@gmail.com and we will gladly connect you.

Important near-term dates to note:

  • Jan 6th, 2022 @ 7pm – Special Board of Education meeting to present proposed 2022-2023 Darien School District budget
  • Jan 8th, 2022 @ 8.30am – “Super Saturday” – an all-day meeting during which the proposed budget will be presented in great detail (snow date Jan 15th)
  • Jan 7th – Jan 13th – PTO Chairs and School Budget Reps will seek input / feedback from all parents
  • Jan 13th – Jan 30th – CDSP will formulate speeches based on feedback from all parents
  • Feb 1st, 2022 – Board of Education Public Hearing on budget / speeches given
  • Feb 8th, 2022 – Board of Education vote on budget