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Superintendent urges lobbying for funding as district cites multimillion‑dollar unfunded mandates; ESSER used to build Illinois Valley athletic facility
Summary
Superintendent Dave Valenzuela outlined district lobbying priorities ahead of the state legislative session—special‑education funding gaps, high‑cost disability transportation, increased PE requirements, unemployment costs and stipend employer costs—and noted the board’s approval to use ESSER funds to build an athletic facility at Illinois Valley High School.
Superintendent Dave Valenzuela told the Three Rivers School District board the legislature's session begins Jan. 21 and urged collective advocacy through COSA to press for additional state funding to cover several "unfunded mandates." Valenzuela cited specific funding gaps and operational costs the district must currently absorb.
Valenzuela said state special‑education reimbursement formulas assume about 11 percent of a district's…
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