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Superintendent warns state funding changes could cut add-on program dollars for AP, CTE and dual-enrollment
Summary
The superintendent told the Clay County School Board that pending state legislation would sharply reduce add-on funding for advanced and career programs, listing potential budget effects on teachers, exam fees and program supports and saying the district will reevaluate allocations as the state budget is finalized.
The superintendent told the Clay County School Board that proposed state budget changes would reduce the district’s add-on funding for AP, IB, CTE and similar programs and could force the district to reassess allocations for next school year.
The superintendent said the district currently receives add-on funding to cover higher costs for specialized programs and cited a figure of "roughly about $5,800,000" in add-on FTE funding for those programs; he said the draft legislation under discussion would reduce that amount "to about $1,900,000," as presented at the meeting. He said that funding supports 22 teachers and pays for instructional materials, equipment and exam fees (he estimated exam fees…
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