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Pasco board discusses $4 million federal funding shortfall, cancels non-mandated professional development and plans public budget messaging
Summary
Board members said roughly $4,000,000 in federal funds were unexpectedly withheld in July, prompting cuts, cancellation of non-mandated professional development and new plans for public communication and levy planning.
Pasco School District Board of Directors members spent a study session Wednesday addressing an unexpected loss of federal funds — described by members as about $4,000,000 — and the immediate and planning-stage steps the district will take in response.
Board members and staff said the withheld funds include allocations tied to English-language learners and migrant students, and that the district has canceled non-mandated, above-and-beyond professional development that would have required dipping into reserves. Director comments emphasized that some spending is contractually fixed for the coming year because existing teacher contracts have…
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