Board of Ed Updates
School budget reflects community values
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Each year the development of the school budget offers our community an opportunity to reflect on something important: what we value most for the children of Granby.
Board of Ed Updates
Granby Public Schools: Forward thinking and fiscally responsible
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The Granby Board of Education is currently focused on adopting the 2026–2027 school year budget. Because our schools represent approximately 70 percent of the town’s overall budget, we recognize that every financial decision directly impacts our taxpayers. That responsibility guides our work.
Board of Ed Updates
Long range capital planning underway
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As highlighted in prior articles as well as at several board meetings, the Granby Capital Program Priority Advisory Council (CPPAC), which is responsible for defining capital projects, creating prioritization criteria and recommending a five-year capital Project Improvement Plan, is getting closer to its proposed bond request for board of selectmen approval.
Board of Ed Updates
Help shape the next five years
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The Granby Board of Education has started to develop a new five-year strategic plan that serves as the blueprint for its school districts’ priorities, goals and actions. The strategic plan outlines the goals and strategic initiatives for the BOE for the upcoming five years. In addition, the BOE is hoping to identify more concrete and measurable metrics to establish progress on those goals. The board invites input from students, families, staff and community members to help define the mission.
Board of Ed Updates
Collaborating for Granby’s future: CPPAC reviews Capital Priorities
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The Granby Capital Priority Planning Advisory Council (CPPAC) has re-convened with renewed purpose and partnership. Meeting twice a month, the council brings together representatives from the board of education (BOE), board of selectmen, and board of finance to review both municipal and school capital needs. Together, the town boards are engaging in forward-thinking discussions to assess capital priorities, balance resources, and plan responsibly for Granby’s future.
Board of Ed Updates
Granby Student Achievement: Year-over-Year Growth in State Assessments
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At the Sept. 17 meeting, the Granby Board of Education received test score results from the prior year’s Smarter Balance (SBAC) tests. These results, coupled with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) assessment and the PSAT and SAT scores provide guidance to the board—and more importantly the administration and the teachers—of what additional work or changes need to be implemented to help our students achieve their best.
Board of Ed Updates
New year — new strategies
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As Granby School District families return to the routine of another school year, the board of education will begin executing some new strategies and opportunities for 2025–26.