Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Parents urge equitable use of bond funds, district-wide year-round calendar; resident asks about USDA school-meal cuts
Summary
During public comment, speakers urged the board to use bond funds equitably rather than to build a selective K-8, and asked the board to consider adopting a district-wide year-round calendar to reduce inequities. Another speaker asked how recent federal cuts to food aid will affect the county27s school lunch program.
Three public speakers addressed the board during the March 24 public comment period, focusing on school calendar equity, bond spending priorities and food-aid cuts.
Casey Collins, introduced himself as the parent of a first grader at Central Elementary School and a member of that school27s PTO and Community Schools Advisory Board. Collins said his family chose Central because they valued a racially and socioeconomically diverse experience and urged the board to consider a district-wide year-round calendar. "If the year-round model is so effective and there's evidence to support this, why then could we not put the whole district on…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
