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Provo resident urges board to address low proficiency rates and property tax burden
Summary
During public comment Cortene Lisonbee told the board she is concerned about proficiency rates (reported about 42–48%) and questioned whether property-tax spending is producing expected academic outcomes, asking the board about accountability and tax reduction possibilities.
At the Dec. 9 Provo City School District Board meeting, Cortene Lisonbee (Sunset Elementary boundary) used the public-input period to raise concerns about student proficiency rates and the local property tax burden. Lisonbee said she had recently completed a property tax payment and questioned whether current spending yields sufficient academic…
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