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Battle Ground School District frames levy as critical to preserving security, nurses, reading and activities
Summary
At a Oct. 27 work session, Battle Ground School District officials and program staff outlined how a failed levy has already reduced services and warned additional levy losses would force deeper cuts to security, nursing, reading intervention, counseling, athletics and career-technical education.
The Battle Ground School District Board of Directors held a special work session Monday that focused on district programs that could be cut if voters do not approve future levy funding.
Superintendent Witten opened the session by saying the meeting’s purpose was to “talk about the programs that could be, continue to be impacted. They have been impacted, but could continue to be impacted should we not have sustained funding.” The board scheduled a follow-up discussion on levy options for Nov. 10.
Why it matters: district leaders said levy dollars are currently sustaining programs beyond the state-funded “basic education” requirement.…
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