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Superintendent flags federal funding uncertainty as district starts conservative budget; $15 million film production underway in schools
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Gatto told the board the district is monitoring federal budget moves and potential Department of Education layoffs while district staff are preparing a conservative, lean budget. She also updated the board on a $15,000,000 feature film production filming in the district and the film commission's incentives on the project.
Superintendent Dr. Gatto told the Westminster Public Schools Board of Education on March 11 that the district is closely watching federal budget developments and preparing for possible impacts on federal education funding as it finalizes its local budget.
"Without a continuing resolution, the government could shut down on Friday and leave a lot of funding questions up in the air," Dr. Gatto said, and she added that the Department of Education has begun "major layoffs possibly as high as 50%" according to the…
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