SOUTHWICK —When Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District Superintendent Jennifer Willard presented the district’s fiscal 2026 budget to the Finance Committee last week, she proposed increasing Southwick’s assessment to $13.01 million which represents an increase 7.1% from the previous year, while Tolland and Granville will be assessed less than a combined $189,423 from last year’s budget.
Overall, Willard proposed a $28.93 million budget for the fiscal 2026, which represents a 3.32% increase from last year’s.
And despite the overall increase, the district was forced to lay off eight teachers to balance its books after determining it was facing a shortfall of over $1.1 million.
