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Superintendent warns proposed change to pupil‑count averaging could cost Adams 12 about $13 million; district seeks land for Fortin High redevelopment
Summary
Adams 12’s superintendent told the board on Jan. 15 that a proposed state change to pupil‑count averaging could cut about $13 million from the district’s next‑year funding and described ongoing work to secure adjacent parcels for a rebuilt Fortin High School at the Bowman campus.
The superintendent of Adams 12 Five Star Schools opened the Jan. 15 board meeting with a warning about a state funding proposal and an update on the district’s Fortin High School planning.
In a superintendent update presented early in the meeting, the district’s superintendent told the board that Governor Polis’s proposal to eliminate pupil‑count averaging for school funding could reduce Adams 12’s state revenue by “over $13,000,000” for the next year. “If this were to go through, we would lose over $13,000,000 on funding for next year,” the superintendent said. He added a staffing context: “If you think about paying an average teacher a $100,000 a year…
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