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Board reviews draft legislative letter urging increased special‑education funding and teacher pipeline support
Summary
District administrators and several board members discussed a draft legislative advocacy letter seeking additional special-education funding and support for educator recruitment and CTE expansion; board members suggested tightening the ask and moving the primary funding request to the top.
Administrators presented a draft legislative advocacy letter at the Feb. 19 meeting that urges state lawmakers to increase special-education funding and to support policies that sustain the educator pipeline and career-and-technical-education (CTE) programs.
Staff said the draft combines local data on special-education costs and district CTE strengths and is intended for delivery to the Joint Finance Committee and local legislators during WASB Day at the Capitol. The draft highlights how increased special-education funding could reduce the district’s annual transfers from Fund 10 to special-education accounts, and it emphasizes that strong CTE programs require stable staffing and funding.
Board members reviewed the draft and recommended editing to make the main “ask” more prominent (several suggested placing the special-education funding request first), tightening the text and ensuring signatures from district leadership. Administrators said they would revise the letter, make a copy available at the district office for board signatures, and deliver it during upcoming legislative advocacy events.
No formal vote was taken; the item was a working draft and staff sought board guidance on wording and signatories.
