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Deputy superintendent briefs board on appropriations process; finance staff clarify how WPUs affect the guarantee rate

State Board of Education · November 11, 2025
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Summary

Deputy Superintendent Scott Jones updated the board on public education appropriation recommendations and the accountable budget process; later, finance official Dale explained that changes in WPUs affect the guarantee rate used in the equalization formula but do not directly change local levy rates.

Deputy Superintendent of Operations Scott Jones told the board staff had submitted the board’s funding priorities to the governor’s office under the Budgetary Procedures Act and were monitoring the Public Education Appropriations Committee (PEA) and Executive Appropriations Committee. He highlighted that Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs appear in recommended actions and noted two programs were recommended be taken out of the base budget…

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