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Kent ISD asks Forest Hills board to place enhancement millage renewal on next agenda
Summary
Presenters from the Kent Intermediate School District urged the Forest Hills Board of Education to place a countywide enhancement millage renewal on the board’s next agenda, saying the levy currently provides Forest Hills Public Schools about $2.9 million annually and that the ISD will cover campaign and ballot costs.
At the May 19 meeting of the Forest Hills Board of Education, Kent Intermediate School District presenters asked the board to place a resolution on its next agenda supporting renewal of a countywide enhancement millage that currently provides about $2,900,000 a year to Forest Hills Public Schools.
The request came from a Kent ISD presenter, who said the enhancement millage first passed in 2017 and runs through 2027; he asked the board to act at its next meeting so the ISD can place a renewal on the ballot. Consultant Kyle Frey, who identified himself as a CFIR consultant and a former communications director for Grand Rapids Public Schools, explained the mechanics of restoring and renewing the levy and the Headlee rollback and override process.
Why it matters: Kent ISD officials said local districts use enhancement-millage revenue for teacher hiring and retention, technology, third-grade reading and…
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