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Superintendent warns Secure Rural Schools uncertainty could shift costs to county; seeks bridge fund and staff continuity
Summary
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.
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.
Mangold said the agency supports 24 schools through literacy coaching, special‑education services and mental‑health programs. “Education is the pathway out of poverty,” Mangold told the board. “Schools are the first line of…
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