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Parent urges caution on state school finance recalibration, warning of larger class sizes and service cuts

Laramie County School District #1 Board of Trustees · January 27, 2026
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Summary

A parent speaker raised multiple concerns about a proposed state school finance recalibration, saying it could increase class sizes, reduce funded teachers, cut middle-school specialists, alter salary calculations and limit superintendent pay — items she urged parents to watch closely.

Katie Kristofferson, a parent with children in LCSD1 schools, used the public-comment period to urge the school finance recalibration committee to prioritize an evidence-based model and heed local superintendents’ input.

Kristofferson listed specific concerns: an increase in class sizes in grades 4–12 that would reduce funded…

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