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School Board Chairman Embracing Budget Workshops, Teamwork

And he has come up with a new budget deliberation term to add to the posted pledges.

Board of Education Chairman Sam Adlerstein has introduced an interesting concept when discussing Wednesday's first scheduled 2014-15 school system budget workshop. 

Constructive tension. 

Does that really sound like Tolland during budget season? He said it could while adding he is looking forward to the workshops. 
 
"There has been tension in the past between the council and the Board of Education, but tension can be good," he said. "It has to be constructive. I like tension, but we have to turn it it into a win-win situation."

Public comment sessions have been included both before and after school board budget discussions at the workshops, he said.

He said he disagrees with many of the comments being bantered about town regarding lack of trust.    

"We are all really going to try to work together," Adlerstein said. "We outlined it as a goal and posted it in the council chambers."

The pledges to work together were adopted in December and are on a poster hanging in the chambers. 

Adlerstein attended Tuesday's council meeting and sent an open invitation to all of its members for the workshops. 

All of the workshops will take place in the Tolland High School library. 

Here are the dates and times: 

• Jan. 15th, 7 p.m. 

• January 22, 7:30 p.m. 

• Jan. 29, 7 p.m.

• Feb 5 at 7 p.m. 

Adlerstein said he hopes to have a bottom line to give to Town Manager Steven Werbner for his Feb. 13 community forum at the Fire Training Center. 


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