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Superintendent outlines legislative items affecting district funding, reading and special education; board flags timing issues with NMSBA policy advisories
Summary
Superintendent Dempsey reviewed active state legislation affecting Gadsden ISD — including the state funding bill, math and literacy bills, special-education proposals and a proposal affecting Spaceport funds — and the board discussed delays and discrepancies in NMSBA policy advisories.
Superintendent Dempsey provided a legislative update at the March 6 Gadsden Independent School District board meeting, summarizing several bills and administrative developments the district is monitoring.
Key items discussed:
- House Bill 2: The district’s funding bill cleared the House and was advancing in the Senate; the superintendent said it included increases in secondary factors and maintained a 4% salary increase for educators, but recommended waiting for language to settle to estimate local impact.
- Senate Bill 235 (referred to in the meeting as "Senate bill 235"): Described as a fast-moving bill focused on improving math instruction, with local instructional…
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