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Board approves $372,000 bridge payment to keep STARBASE operating through Sept. 30
Summary
The board approved a one-time $372,000 payment to fund the STARBASE program through the end of fiscal 2025 after uncertainty in federal funding; district staff said they expect potential federal reimbursement but will use local funds now to preserve the program.
The Bossier Parish School Board voted March 20 to provide a one-time payment of $372,000 to support the STARBASE STEM education program at Barksdale through Sept. 30, 2025.
Superintendent Jason Rowland told the board the payment was requested after federal defense funding cuts earlier this year disrupted STARBASE programs nationally. Rowland said local donors covered part of the program temporarily but the board was asked to “front load…
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