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Bellevue district outlines $16 million gap, schedules public comment and vote on cuts
Summary
Superintendent told the board the district must identify about $16 million in spending reductions and will publish a proposal Feb. 6, open a public comment period, hold a special public-comment meeting March 6 and seek a vote March 13; a public commenter urged officials not to cut student-wellbeing programs such as MHAT.
Bellevue School District Superintendent (name not specified) told the Board of Directors on Jan. 21 that the district must produce a spending-reduction plan that closes about $16 million in next-year spending.
The superintendent said the district collected input through about 52 listening sessions and a community survey (which closes the day after the meeting) and will publish a formal spending-reduction proposal on Feb. 6. The board will review the proposal at the Feb. 25–26 meeting, a public-comment period will run through early March, the district will hold a special public-comment meeting March 6, and the board is scheduled to vote on the…
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