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Board tracks bills on preschool funding, per-pupil increases and start-date flexibility
Summary
District staff briefed the board on legislative priorities including full-day preschool funding, proposed increases to state supplemental assistance, mental-health resources, and a bill that would allow earlier school start dates; board members discussed funding formula concerns and enrollment declines.
Miss Ostrovsky provided a legislative update outlining four board priorities and related bills, and answered board questions about funding formulas and emerging proposals.
On full-day preschool, staff said there are companion bills in the Iowa Senate and House to increase funding; both remained in committee at the time of the update. The governorreferenced early-childhood continuum proposals in the condition-of-the-state address, seeking connections between preschool and childcare to enable wraparound services.
On school funding, staff reported a Senate proposal that moved out of the Senate and to the House would increase state supplementary…
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