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District outlines enrollment, attendance and weighted-funding challenges as budget work begins
Summary
District leaders reported Jan. 6 attendance numbers, described state weighted funding formulas and said they will press the legislature for weight adjustments; staff warned PERS increases will offset some state increases.
District leadership briefed the board on student attendance during the Jan. 6 makeup day, enrollment trends and how state weighted funding affects local budgets.
Andy (district leadership) said student attendance on Jan. 6 was about 86 percent and that certified and classified staff participation rates were much higher than large urban districts that used holiday dates for makeup days. He told the board five special-education programs and four preschool programs were closed on Jan. 6; the district's…
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