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Dayton school board debates May vs. November levy; directs staff and volunteers to prepare scenarios
Summary
Board members debated whether to place a proposed school levy on the May primary or the November general election, heard the district faces a roughly $9 million budget gap for next year, and directed staff and a volunteer committee to prepare levy scenarios and community outreach plans.
President Bailey presided as the Dayton Public Schools board spent much of its meeting debating whether to place a proposed levy on the May primary ballot or wait for the November general election. Board members heard administration figures showing an estimated $9,000,000 budget shortfall for the coming school year and agreed to continue planning while recruiting a volunteer levy committee to run a campaign outside district time.
"Before deciding on going to a levy, I thought it was prudent to look at our chances of success electorally," board member Joe Lacey said, summarizing his analysis of primary and general election turnout. Lacey said a comparable primary yielded…
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