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State budget proposals would change Othello School District funding, board told
Summary
Board members received a staff briefing comparing House and Senate education budgets and heard staff say increases may not keep pace with salary growth; district representatives urged advocacy with legislators.
The Othello School District board was briefed on competing 2024–25 state education budget proposals and how they could change next year's funding for the district.
The update came during the board's legislative report when Director Aaron Gerber and staff member Amy Suarez presented a side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate budget proposals and the state's maintenance-level funding.
The presentation summarized the district's baseline for 2024–25 and the maintenance level, which Amy Suarez described as "mostly guaranteed money" that covers salary increases and MSOCs (materials, supplies and operating costs). Suarez said maintenance-level apportionment in the…
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