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Okeechobee schools, college and foundations press delegation for operations, safety and facility funds
Summary
Superintendent Dylan Tedders, Indian River State College and local education foundations urged Okeechobee's legislative delegation to support base student allocation increases, bus-funding, school safety grants, career-technical education funding and PECO and construction funding for Okeechobee High School and college projects.
Dylan Tedders, superintendent of Okeechobee County Schools, told the Okeechobee County Legislative Delegation on Wednesday that the district needs ongoing state help to cover rising costs, fully fund bus transportation and continue safety and career-technical investments as federal COVID funds expire.
The funding matters because the district is carrying a large facility project and cited operational pressures — teacher salary, insurance and retirement costs — that the district said state funding offsets would help address.
Superintendent Dylan Tedders said the district supports increasing the base student allocation and…
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