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Norwalk leaders urge support for Fair School Funding Plan as budget proposals threaten programs
Summary
Board members and administrators warned that recent state budget proposals and changes to school funding formulas could reduce state support for Norwalk schools, threaten programs funded by COVID-era and student wellness dollars and make the districts five-year forecast uncertain.
Norwalk City School District officials used their April 23 meeting to press the importance of maintaining Ohio—s Fair School Funding Plan and to explain how recent budget proposals in the statehouse could affect district programs.
Administrators described Future Forward Ohio and the Student Wellness and Success Funds as state initiatives created to help districts recover from COVID-related learning loss and to expand student wellness programs. The district said those funds supported local services such as the Boys & Girls Club at the middle school, nursing and therapy services contracted through Fisher…
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