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Board hears CTE leaders describe budget shortfall, one‑year contract arrangements
Summary
Career & Technical Education staff told the board the program exceeded its budget last year by about $35,000 and faces a roughly $200,000 gap driven largely by salary and benefit levels; board discussed enrollment, cross‑crediting and supply‑cost pressures and asked for continued planning and monitoring.
Diane Hodges, presenting for Career & Technical Education (CTE), told the Pullman School District board the program must live within its own budget and that last year CTE was overspent by roughly $35,000. Hodges said salary and benefit costs for experienced CTE staff are a major driver and estimated a roughly $200,000 difference between staffing costs and state allocations for the program.
Hodges explained staffing and…
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