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District presents 2025 legislative priorities: CTE funding, Phase 3 facilities timeline, cybersecurity and mental-health funding continuity
Summary
Rochester City School District staff presented draft 2025 legislative priorities on Jan. 14 that include increased CTE funding (including 9th grade), an extension and added funding for Phase 3 of facilities modernization, a request for continuous mental-health funding and dedicated funding for devices and cybersecurity.
Rochester City School District officials and intergovernmental staff presented a draft set of 2025 legislative priorities on Jan. 14 that the board will consider ahead of a legislative breakfast and discussions with state lawmakers.
Saul Ramos Lopez, identified in the meeting as chief of communications and intergovernmental affairs, outlined the district's priorities as alignment of foundation aid with educational goals, increased funding for career and technical education (CTE) including coverage for ninth-grade CTE, a requested moratorium on charter school expansion, an extension and higher allocation for Phase 3 of the district's facilities modernization program, reimbursement for pre-K special education costs, continuity of mental-health funding for school health services and dedicated funding for student and staff devices and cybersecurity.
Why it matters: The priorities seek state-level changes or funding that would directly affect RCSD…
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