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Board approves resolution calling on Congress to fully fund IDEA after decades of shortfalls
Summary
The Plymouth‑Canton Board of Education unanimously moved to approve a resolution urging Congress to enact legislation to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) over a 10‑year mandatory schedule; one board member recorded an abstention at the final vote.
The Plymouth‑Canton Community Schools Board of Education voted to adopt a resolution calling on Congress to enact S.2217 / H.R.4519 (the IDEA Full Funding Act) and urging the state legislature to provide equitable funding for schools.
Board members read the resolution aloud during the meeting. The text recited the district’s reliance on federal special education funding and noted the federal commitment in IDEA to fund roughly 40% of the average per‑pupil cost for special education services; the resolution says that commitment has never been met and is currently funded at about 10.7%. The resolution identified that approximately 11.5% of PCCS students are served through special education and that federal underfunding requires districts to reallocate local dollars from other programs.
The item was moved for approval as a first and final reading. The transcript records the motion, a second, discussion by several board members in favor of passage, and a roll call style prompt. One board member said they would abstain; the chair then announced the motion carried.
No implementing action followed within the meeting: the resolution is a formal statement of the board’s legislative position and does not itself change district programs. The board asked administration to forward the approved resolution through appropriate channels.
