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Anderson 5 board debates $1.45M pay proposal for teaching assistants; schedules special meeting to finalize budget
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Kelly and budget staff told trustees sales tax and fund‑balance trends are stable while a proposed $20/hour starting wage for teaching assistants would cost about $1.45 million; trustees set a special meeting to finalize the budget.
Superintendent Dr. Kelly and district finance staff presented the district's monthly financial statements and a proposed budget that would raise the starting pay for teaching assistants and add additional staff if approved.
Dr. Kelly said sales-tax receipts for the district for the month were $1,149,000, of which $229,000 was earmarked for property tax relief and $919,000 for bond payments or future capital projects. She also reported a year-to-date fund balance of about $38,400,000 compared with $41,800,000 the previous year and described the district as "in good financial shape" while noting year-to-year fluctuations tied to timing of collections and the winding down of ESSER funds.
Staff and several trustees discussed a proposal to raise…
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