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Teton County trustees briefed on state funding recalibration; RCA amendment could preserve district funding
Summary
At a Jan. 29 special meeting, Teton County School District #1 trustees received an update on Wyoming's five-year school-funding recalibration. CFO Kristen Mayo and trustees focused on the regional cost adjustment (RCA), transparency of the hedonic wage index, and district priorities they will press during the legislative session.
Teton County School District #1 trustees held a special meeting on Jan. 29 to hear a presentation on Wyoming's five-year school-funding recalibration and what the proposed bill may mean for the district.
The district reported that the recalibration committee has produced a proposed bill and that Representative Mike Yin's amendment, described to the trustees as a mechanism to adjust the regional cost adjustment (RCA) for Teton County, was approved in committee. A presenter said the amendment would 'allow an adjustment of the RCA that could make up the estimated $5 million to $6 million the district might otherwise lose under the consultants' hedonic model, but cautioned the final legislative text could change before passage.
Why this matters: the recalibration rewrites how Wyoming distributes K'12 funding. Trustees and staff said the…
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