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Central SD 13J superintendent warns of budget shortfall and seeks community input on ending early kindergarten entry policy
Summary
Superintendent Kavista told the board the district faces a potential revenue shortfall tied to enrollment declines, PERS increases and payroll costs and announced a proposal to delete policy JEB allowing early entrance to kindergarten; staff seek community feedback before returning to the board for policy readings.
Superintendent Kavista told the board the district is entering a difficult budget process and that a combination of falling enrollment, declining regular attendance rates and rising pension and payroll costs will likely require cuts.
Kavista said current enrollment stands at 2,997 students. She reported regular attenders (the district—s metric for daily attendance) declined from 67% through March last year to 62% through March this year. Kavista said the governor—s proposed state school fund for the next biennium is about $11.36 billion (roughly 9% above the current biennium), but because of local enrollment and attendance changes the district—s net…
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