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Board approves request to receive 10% cash in lieu of ESD service credits to bolster local SPED funding
Summary
By voice vote the board authorized the superintendent to request 10% cash in lieu of certain ESD service credits for the 2026–27 year, converting an estimated $140,000 in credits into district-controlled funds to support special-education staffing and services.
The board voted to request that the regional educational service district (ESD) pay 10% of the district’s allocated service credits in cash instead of providing those services in-kind. Staff explained that the ESD’s tier system returns approximately 90% of generated service credits as services and retains 10% for operations; districts may elect to…
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