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Oak Harbor superintendent outlines levy replacement, says local funds pay for nurses, special education and deans of students
Summary
Oak Harbor Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Cascibula told the City Council on Jan. 7 that the district is asking voters to replace an expiring local levy to preserve services including special education, nurses, deans of students and school resource officers.
Oak Harbor Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Cascibula told the Oak Harbor City Council on Jan. 7 that the district is asking voters to replace an expiring local levy, which she said provides about 12% of the district’s operating budget and pays for services the state does not fully fund.
Cascibula told the council the state provides roughly 76% of the district’s budget, federal funding about 11%, and local levy revenue about 12%. She said the levy supports special education, full-time nurses in each building, deans of students, school resource officers and technology for student devices.
The levy is a replacement measure, not a new tax, Cascibula said. She explained how a levy is collected as a fixed rate approved by voters and does not…
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