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Committee to recommend ending elementary restorative academy; directs staff to seek savings and reassign staff
Summary
The Finance & Facilities Committee voted to recommend that the full school board end the elementary Restorative Academy and explore transitioning staff into existing alternative programs, citing unsustainable per‑student costs and the imminent end of grant funding.
The Finance & Facilities Committee voted to send the question of the elementary Restorative Academy (RA) to the full Board with a recommendation to end the elementary portion and explore absorbing personnel into other programs, following committee concern about the program’s per‑student cost and sustainability after grant funding ends.
Committee members referenced a staff memo showing the district can operate the elementary RA only by spending down multiple grants; staff told the committee the STOP grant funds are restricted to restorative activities and could be amended through the Virginia…
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