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Forest Hills board debates resolution as superintendent presses lawmakers on school funding
Summary
Superintendent and board members discussed state funding shortfalls under the proposed biennial budget and moved to prepare a resolution supporting full funding of the Fair School Funding plan; board members agreed to refine language and consider the resolution at a special meeting.
Forest Hills Board of Education members heard a lengthy update on state school funding from Superintendent Mr. Hote and agreed to move forward with a board resolution backing full funding of the Fair School Funding model.
In remarks to the board, Superintendent Mr. Hote outlined the district’s funding gap and urged lawmakers to adopt changes that would better cover special education and mental-health categorical funding. "If you pull that out and start funding that at any percentage above that, that's a win," he said, referring to separate funding for special education.
The superintendent said the district spends…
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