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WASBO presentation: special-education shortfall, vouchers and revenue limits squeeze Arrowhead budget
Summary
A Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials presentation to the Arrowhead UHS School District board described statewide funding shortfalls — particularly for special education — and urged lawmakers to make special-ed categorical aid "sum sufficient" and raise the low revenue ceiling.
A presentation prepared by the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) told the Arrowhead UHS School District Board of Education that gaps in state school funding are driving districts statewide to rely on operating referendums and are straining Arrowhead’s budget.
The presenter summarized WASBO’s recommendations: make special-education categorical aid “sum sufficient” rather than a fixed pot, target special-education reimbursement near 60 percent instead of the roughly 30–33 percent the district currently receives, and raise the state’s low revenue ceiling to reduce inequities among districts.
WASBO materials shown to the board said Arrowhead’s current state aid per pupil is $11,395 this…
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