Superintendent warns Secure Rural Schools uncertainty could shift costs to county; seeks bridge fund and staff continuity
Coconino County Superintendent of Schools gave the Board an overview of education services, highlighted literacy and mental‑health grants, and urged use of a $600,000 bridge allocation to protect programs if Secure Rural Schools funding is not reauthorized.
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Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Cheryl Mangold told the Board of Supervisors on May 6 that the county’s education service agency provides services that extend beyond classrooms — from literacy and STEM to youth mental health and school-based counseling — and that uncertainty about Secure Rural Schools (SRS) funding threatens a number of countywide education programs.
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