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Plainfield leaders say state moved district to Tier 2, cutting $6.5 million; board to seek meetings with legislators
Summary
At a Sept. 10 Board of Education meeting, a speaker said the state reclassified the district to "Tier 2," reducing funding by about $6.5 million; board members said they will request meetings with state representatives to seek restoration.
An unnamed Board member said at the Sept. 10 Plainfield Board of Education meeting that the state has reclassified the district as "Tier 2," reducing the district's state funding by about $6.5 million. "We found out that the state is gonna short us 6 and a half million dollars, that changing us to title 2... Tier 2," the speaker said during the Wilco report and budget discussion portion of the meeting.
The board member said the district has requested meetings "with our state reps and our state representatives that, represent the entire Plainfield school district" to press for restored funding.…
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