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Granite superintendent warns legislative changes, vouchers and mandate shifts will squeeze district budget
Summary
Superintendent Ben Morrisley said a 4% weighted-pupil-unit increase from the state equals about $13.5 million for Granite but is largely offset by other legislative changes, one-time grants and new unfunded mandates. He flagged voucher expansion, cuts to pro‑staff money and reduced revenues as drivers of a multi‑percent funding gap.
Superintendent Ben Morrisley told residents that recent state legislation and program changes are creating a net budgetary strain on Granite School District despite a 4% statewide increase to the weighted pupil unit (WPU).
Morrisley said the 4% WPU increase translates to roughly $13.5 million for the district on an $850 million budget but cautioned that several legislative actions reduce or reallocate other funding streams and create new unfunded requirements. He singled out a cut of about $2.5 million that removed “pro staff” money used to pay experienced or highly credentialed teachers and redirected those dollars…
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