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Fayette County board backs search for alternative funding to preserve Stables program
Summary
The Fayette County Board of Education unanimously supported a superintendent recommendation to seek alternative funding to sustain the Stables program — a small, high-cost equine-based program with 37 students and an estimated annual expense of about $1.1 million — while the district explores partnerships and a service review.
The Fayette County Board of Education on Dec. 18 voted to support a superintendent-led effort to find alternative funding for the district's Stables program, a specialized equine-based program that serves 37 students and costs roughly $1,100,000 annually.
Superintendent Liggins framed the plan as a short-term, multi-pronged approach to preserve services while reducing the district's fiscal exposure. "For the remainder of the 2025-26 school year, this plan calls for working with community partners to identify sponsorships, donations and other funding…
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