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Board approves exemption from required classroom-teacher spending; trustees question contracted services and program effectiveness
Summary
Trustees unanimously authorized an application for an exemption from the state required expenditures for classroom teacher salaries (CEA) after staff showed the district's CEA at 53.74% and explained how contracting and categorical funding affect the state formula.
The board voted Sept. 4 to authorize an application to the county office of education for an exemption from the Classroom Expenditures Accountability (CEA) percentage, after a staff presentation explaining why the district did not meet the statutory threshold.
Dr. Westover explained the formula and the district—s position: the numerator counts certificated classroom salaries while the denominator is total spending with specified exclusions. "Currently our CEA is at…
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