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Parents and teachers urge board to raise per‑pupil funding for Bend International School
Summary
Multiple parents, teachers and the Bend International School community told the Bend‑LaPine School Board that the charter elementary receives 80% of district per‑pupil funding and urged the board to increase that to 95% to match middle‑school funding, citing staffing, pay and program impacts.
Members of the Bend‑LaPine School District heard a string of public comments on March 11 urging the board to increase per‑pupil funding for Bend International School (BIS). Speakers said BIS elementary grades currently receive 80% of the district per‑pupil allocation, while the district has set middle‑school funding for BIS at 95%.
The comments came during the board’s public‑comment period. Josh Colvin, a founding teacher at Bend International, said BIS “receive[s] only 80% of the per pupil funding that other public school students in our district receive.” He called the 80% level a constraint on classroom…
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