The 2009 Connecticut Mastery Test, SAT, and Advanced Placement Exam results have been released, and all three illustrate a continued positive trend for the education of North Haven students.

To the relief of students and many parents, North Haven High School will switch to a weighted 4.0 grade point average scale in the fall, said Director of Guidance Rebecca Carr.

Residents will have their chance voice their opinion about the proposed budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year and vote on an appropriation of $250,000 for the special education program April 8 at North Haven High School.

Editor's note: This is the text of the executive summary of the 2008-09 Board of Education budget proposal, by Superintendent of Schools Sara-Jane R. Querfeld, from the school system's Web site at http://www.north-haven.k12.ct.us.

Sara-Jane Querfeld presented the Board of Education's $42.8 million operating budget for 2008-09 to the Board of Finance during a budget workshop March 1. The budget represents a 6.5 percent increase over last year.