Declining enrollment, reduced state support for CTE programs cited as budget constraint in reconfiguration study
Superintendent Boyd warned that declining enrollment and cuts to state support for career and technical education (CTE) programs have increased local costs, a factor the board must weigh when considering reconfiguration and resource allocation.
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District leaders told the listening session they face shrinking enrollment and reduced state support for some middle‑school career and technical education programs, shifting costs to the local budget. Superintendent Boyd said the county currently operates 10 middle‑school CTE programs and that early state funding reductions have forced the district to carry more of the funding burden, a budget pressure that will factor into any reconfiguration analysis.
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