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South St. Paul superintendent warns of $1.5 million hit from state change to compensatory funding; board directs staff to prepare cuts
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Zambrino said a change in how the state counts students for compensatory revenue could cut the district's compensatory aid from about $4.5 million to $3 million. The school board approved a resolution directing administration to prepare recommendations for potential program and staff reductions.
Superintendent Dr. Zambrino told the South Saint Paul School Board on Feb. 24 that a change in the state's method for counting students eligible for compensatory revenue could reduce the district's compensatory funding by about $1.5 million and force program and staffing adjustments.
Dr. Zambrino said the state is now counting only students who are —directly certified— through county benefit programs rather than including families who submit applications for educational benefits. He said that change would move the district's compensatory revenue from roughly $4,500,000 to $3,000,000, a loss of about $1,500,000.
The change follows the state's rollout of universal free school lunch, which removed fee collection and altered the data sources the Department of Education now uses to calculate compensatory aid. Dr. Zambrino told the board he…
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