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Special-education cooperative reports $11.28 million budget, staffing and funding uncertainty
Summary
Chris Coleman, the cooperative’s new director of special education, told the board the coop serves 348 students in Tonganoxie, has an $11.282 million expenditure budget (95.4% personnel) and is managing reduced state reimbursements while seeking efficiencies and improved reporting.
Chris Coleman, the new director of special education for the local cooperative serving USD 464 and a neighboring district, gave the board a detailed update on staffing, programs and finances during the Sept. 8 meeting. Coleman said the cooperative’s 2025–26 expenditure budget is $11.282 million, and that 95.4 percent of that budget is personnel costs. “The vast majority of our budget is paying salary and benefits to our employees,” Coleman said. As of mid‑last week he reported the cooperative started the year with roughly $132,000 in cash balances and has a short-term goal to raise that to about $250,000 to handle unpredictable needs. Coleman provided staffing and program…
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