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Monroe district warns of multimillion-dollar shortfall amid state funding changes and rising insurance costs
Summary
District leaders told the board the district faces a projected deficit of roughly $2.6'$2.7 million under current state funding proposals, with additional pressure from health-insurance increases and potential changes to federal grants and categorical incentive funding.
Superintendent and finance staff told the Monroe County School Board April 14 that proposed changes in the state budget and rising local costs could leave the district with a multiyear funding shortfall and will require close budget planning.
Superintendent (remarks read for the record) said the district had an earmark included in the U.S. House budget for $7 million tied to local projects and thanked Representative Jim Mooney for advocacy; she said the House and Senate must still reconcile budgets. The superintendent also said the district received nine responses to an RFP for a local housing project (Trumbo) and that staff will report back after…
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