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Rochester board begins expedited review of 'balanced budget' funding model that would shift categorical dollars to schools
Summary
School leaders proposed a model that keeps core instructional roles centrally allocated while shifting more categorical dollars and flexible staffing to schools; board members pressed for safeguards to protect electives and ensure community input before a December vote.
Superintendent Patel presented a proposed "balanced budget model" to the Rochester Public School District board on Nov. 19, saying the plan would align staffing and dollars more closely with school improvement plans and shift some categorical funding to sites.
The model divides district resources into four buckets — district required, school-managed, centrally managed and central office — and would give schools greater discretion over learning supports such as instructional coaches, resiliency specialists and other non-core positions. "The big picture is that we're on the cusp of a significant change," Patel said, while emphasizing the proposal "preserves very significant components of our funding…
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