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Lafayette Parish superintendent flags budget pressure, says nine pre‑K sections may be cut
Summary
Superintendent Francis Touchett Jr. told the Lafayette Parish School Board the district is reviewing budget cuts and may remove nine pre‑K class sections that now fall to the general fund, estimating roughly 18 staff positions and about $1 million in annual salary costs would shift off the general fund if the sections are cut.
Superintendent Francis Touchett Jr. told the Lafayette Parish School Board on Jan. 8 that the district is preparing for tighter finances this spring and is considering removing nine pre‑K class sections that are currently paid from the district’s general fund.
Touchett said the district receives state MFP (Minimum Foundation Program) funding only for kindergarten through 12th grade, and that pre‑K funding the district receives is federal money that flows through the state under specific grant parameters. “Pre k is not funding that we get from the state. We only get MFP dollars for k to 12 students,” he said.
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