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DCG board hears budget update and readies advocacy as SSA talks continue
Summary
Superintendent and finance staff told the board the district expects to be placed in budget guarantee under likely SSA scenarios and previewed a new online advocacy tool explaining property-tax flows; the board approved a budget-guarantee resolution and multiple routine contract awards and personnel actions.
District leadership told the Dallas Center-Grimes school board on Feb. 24 that ongoing state budget negotiations over Supplemental State Aid (SSA) are likely to leave many districts, including DCG, in a budget-guarantee status and urged local advocacy.
Dr. Blum (superintendent) summarized the policy landscape: "House was at 2.25, Senate was 1.75 and Governor's at 2. It looks like we'll probably settle around 2," he said, adding that even a midrange SSA will not keep pace with…
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