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Teachers urge Placer Union High to publish Prop 28 spending and create VAPA advisory panel
Summary
Multiple Placer Union High School District teachers urged the board to publish quarterly line‑item reports on Proposition 28 (VAPA) spending, form a VAPA advisory committee with at least 50% VAPA teachers, and earmark carryover funds for multiyear capital projects to ensure the funds 'add new capacity' rather than replace existing arts programs.
A group of Placer Union High School District arts teachers pressed the governing board on November 16 to make Prop 28 spending more transparent and to protect the programmatic intent of the funds.
"These funds are restricted state allocation that must add new capacity to our VAPA programs," said Dave Lawrence, who spoke to the board during the public comment period. "They cannot replace what was happening before." Teachers and administrators asked the district to publish a quarterly public ledger showing incoming Prop 28 dollars, expenditures by category (salaries, materials, operations) and carryover…
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