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Board discussion highlights how charter tuition and state special‑education formula inflate district payments
Summary
Finance committee presentations showed the district budgets $75 million for charter tuition and that state rules for calculating special‑education tuition can overstate per‑student costs because the law assumes a 16% special‑education rate; board members plan advocacy and a June 25 press conference on fair funding.
Board members and staff at a June 10 finance committee meeting described how state charter funding rules and special‑education calculations drive up district charter tuition payments.
District finance staff told the committee that charter tuition in the proposed budget totals roughly $75 million and represents about 31% of the district’s purchased‑services line. The district reported a split of roughly $37 million budgeted for regular‑education charter tuition and $38 million for special‑education charter tuition.
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