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Superintendent briefs board on state school-code changes: cyber funding, wellness checks, K–3 reading screenings and FAFSA requirement
Summary
Superintendent Hector Lutz told the board that the state budget package included substantial school-code changes affecting cyber charter funding and reporting, wellness-check requirements for cyber programs, mandatory K–3 reading screenings with parent notifications and intervention plans, expanded notification timelines for weapon incidents, and a future requirement that graduating seniors submit a FAFSA or opt‑out form.
Superintendent Hector Lutz told the Baldwin-Whitehall board that the recently finalized state budget carried a set of school-code changes with multiple operational implications for local districts.
Among the changes discussed, Mr. Lutz said districts must retain a cash option for admission fees even where venues have moved to cashless payments; certification grade-span rules were adjusted (with primary and secondary certificate definitions described), and new constraints on cyber charter funding and reporting may reduce district payments…
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