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Gateway SD officials say cyber-charter reform could cut special-education charter costs by about $12,000 per student
Summary
Board members discussed preliminary state budget numbers and a cyber charter reform that staff say could reduce the district's per-student special-education charter charge from about $42,184 to roughly $29,000; officials cautioned figures are estimates pending comptroller review.
Speaker 1 told the Gateway School District board that early estimates from the recently passed Pennsylvania budget show modest increases in basic and special-education funding and an added $50,000 adequacy supplement to the Ready to Learn block grant.
"Basic ed funding is gonna increase ... around $100,000. Our special ed fundings are gonna increase around 98,000," Speaker 1 said, and added that the Ready to Learn allocation will rise from about $385,000 to roughly $435,000 with the supplement.
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