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Board gets update on 'balanced budget' funding model that would shift flexibility to schools; vote deferred to January
Summary
Superintendent presented Version 2 of a proposed balanced budget model that reallocates some funds into a school-managed flexible pot; administration pushed the decision date to Jan. 7 and promised additional detail on positions, oversight, and accountability at an upcoming study session.
Rochester Public Schools administration briefed the board Dec. 3 on Version 2 of a “balanced budget” funding model that would group district spending into required, centrally managed and school-managed (flexible) categories and give schools more discretion over certain positions and resources.
Superintendent Pickell summarized the process and said the administration had revised the decision timeline — moving a formal board decision from Dec. 17 to Jan. 7 — to allow more time for analysis and feedback from administrators and staff.…
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