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Spearfish school board debates governor's budget and a proposed education savings account plan; no vote taken
Summary
The superintendent reviewed the governor's budget and a proposed $4 million education savings account (ESA) program; board members raised concerns about accountability, potential diversion of state funds, and impacts on local services and asked staff to prepare materials and a potential resolution for a future meeting.
The Spearfish School District's board spent a large portion of its meeting reviewing the governor's budget forecast and discussing a proposed education savings account program that would route roughly $4 million from the unclaimed-property fund to voucher-style scholarships for nonpublic and homeschool expenses.
In a superintendent's update, the board was told the governor recommended a 1.25% increase in public-school funding for the next fiscal year — roughly $11 million to $12 million — while proposing $4 million in ESA funding administered through…
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