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Forest Hills board adopts resolution backing Fair School Funding plan, approves written testimony to state lawmakers
Summary
At its April 16 meeting the Forest Hills School District Board of Education approved a resolution supporting the Fair School Funding plan and voted to submit amended written testimony to state senators, citing concerns about a proposed 30% cap on year-end balances and the House budget’s limited increases.
The Forest Hills School District Board of Education on April 16 approved a resolution backing the Fair School Funding plan and voted to send amended written testimony to state lawmakers, citing potential funding losses under the House version of the state’s biennial budget.
The board voted 3–1 to adopt the resolution and then approved the amended testimony by the same margin. The votes were recorded as: Dr. Wendy Strickler — yes; Mark Bibb — yes; Mark Bell — yes; Mrs. Jonas — no.
Superintendent Larry Hook told the board the state budget process is continuing and urged caution about provisions in the House plan. “In February … it would have cost us over $850,000 over the 2 year period,” Hook said, summarizing the district’s estimate of how the governor’s proposal would have affected Forest Hills. He said the House proposal “placed the Fair School Funding Plan on hold” and added that the House…
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