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Board signals support for a 65% threshold for high‑poverty principal supplement
Summary
Staff recommended revising the district’s high‑poverty principal supplement threshold from the older 75% benchmark to 65% based on updated calculation methods; multiple board members voiced support and staff said they will draft an administrative memo to implement the 65% threshold for non‑bargaining principals.
District staff recommended Sept. 9 that the board set the threshold for the high‑poverty principal supplement at 65% under the district’s updated eligibility calculation. The supplement is a $5,000 payment to principals of schools that meet the threshold for high poverty as measured by the district’s current method.
Doctor O'Dell (staff) explained the change results from using the updated methodology — which relies on…
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