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Committee introduces RS 32396 to boost fractional funding for rural high-school math and science
Summary
The Idaho House Education Committee voted to introduce RS 32396, a measure to raise fractional instructor funding for small rural high schools to help pay for additional math and science instruction; committee members asked for more data on current allocations, student counts and local fiscal capacity before further action.
Representative Furness introduced RS 32396 to the committee, saying the proposal "amends code 33-10-21 and provides additional funds for small schools, rural schools" and would increase fractional funding for instructor positions so small high schools can hire or support math and science teachers. The committee voted to introduce the measure by voice vote; the motion carried.
The measure targets small rural districts by raising the fractional position allocation for schools in specified enrollment bands. Representative Furness told the committee RS 32396 "increases the fractional funding to at least one half of an instructor with 100 to 159 students" and raises the fraction for larger small schools to three-quarters of an instructor for the 160-to-319 band. Quinn Perry, deputy director of the Idaho School Boards…
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