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Residents urge board to address budget shortfalls and proposed benefit changes for teachers
Summary
Two public commenters told the Cumberland County Board of Education its budget and benefit decisions risk harming classroom staffing and the district's financial stability, citing past contract nonrenewals and a potential net pay cut from benefit changes.
Craig Clark, a Cumberland County resident who identified himself as living in District 3, told the Board of Education the district's budget process has been opaque and that previous board actions left the district with an "unjustifiable salary and benefit scale." Clark said state advice from the comptroller requires the district to maintain a minimum fund balance equal to two months of operating revenue and warned the current budget had…
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