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Whitnall board discusses drafting advocacy letter on special-education funding; members back both board and individual outreach
Summary
Board members and area special-education advocates discussed letter-writing campaigns tied to SWSA advocacy for special-education funding; members agreed staff could draft language for board review and noted a recent change in per‑student reimbursement was worth praising.
Board members discussed participating in an advocacy effort on special-education funding and supported asking staff to draft a letter the board could review.
Members referenced recent activity by SWSA that encouraged districts and citizens to write legislators about special-education funding. A board member said she had personally written to representatives and received responses; another board member suggested the district send a formal letter and allow individual board members and citizens to send their own notes as well. “If anything, I don't know if you want to work with Brady to formulate what we want to send, and then we can preview it to everyone,” said a board member during the meeting.
In discussion, a board member noted a recently announced per‑student reimbursement increase (quoted during the meeting as roughly “15.15 98” per student) and suggested the letter should praise that change while urging broader funding stability. Several board members said both a coordinated board letter and individual outreach would be useful; no formal motion or vote was taken, and the board did not adopt final text during the meeting. Board members asked staff to draft suggested language for circulation to the board for review and possible sending.
No formal action was recorded; the item resulted in direction to staff to prepare draft language for board consideration.
