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Superintendent: state budget passes; district gets 1.5% increase, aims to expand CTE offerings
Summary
The Superintendent reported the state budget passed after delays and that Tunkhannock Area SD will receive a 1.5% state funding increase — below the state average of 7.5% — and described plans to expand state-approved CTE programs to eight to increase Perkins funding.
The district superintendent told the board on Nov. 18 that a delayed state budget has been approved and that the Tunkhannock Area School District will begin receiving state funds for the coming year. "Overall, we received an increase in state funding of 1.5%," the superintendent said, adding that the state average increase is about 7.5%.
The superintendent framed the funding as welcome but modest: "Like I said, I'm not thrilled that we weren't treated a little more fairly, but I'm…
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