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County school superintendent seeks $314,000 above‑base for detention education supports after state redirected a pilot grant
Summary
Maricopa County School Superintendent Boggs requested $314,000 in above‑base funding to stabilize detention‑education operations and to cover training, mileage and program needs after state funding for a college pilot was redirected.
Maricopa County School Superintendent (office) staff asked the Board of Supervisors for above‑base funding to stabilize detention‑education services and support programs for students served in county‑run detention education and the Hope Academy accommodation school.
Superintendent Boggs and deputy staff described the county’s two primary funds that support the superintendent’s work: a general fund and a juvenile detention education fund (Fund 255), plus several special revenue funds that support small‑district services, grants and a school finance consortium. They said detention education is a statutory duty and that the county’s regional school district provides the classroom instruction for students in detention.
Key details from the presentation: - Detention education enrollment: presenters said current in‑custody enrollment is about 170 students (the…
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