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Board committee hears proposal to reclassify 3K to full ADM; advocates ask board to back SB93
Summary
Committee heard a presentation on expanding 3K funding to a full 1.0 ADM (from 0.5), which staff and a board member said would add roughly $2.4 million and the capacity for about 11–12 additional classrooms (about 17 students each); board member asked the board to prepare a letter of support for SB93.
Finance Committee member Don Lessons and district Pre-K staff discussed options to increase Anchorage School District's 3K funding classification from 0.5 ADM to 1.0 ADM. Staff presented a financial estimate: moving a .5 ADM allocation to a full 1.0 ADM would bring roughly $2.4 million to the district (staff gave figures in the meeting ranging $2.4M–$2.5M), which staff estimated could support roughly 11 to 12 additional preschool classrooms serving about 17 students each.
The committee heard that the district currently operates 37 general-education preschool classrooms and 54 special-education preschool classrooms; about 10…
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