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Goshen County school leaders warn recalibration could strip local control and cut staff
Summary
District leaders told state lawmakers and trustees that a draft K–12 recalibration bill that replaces block-grant flexibility with categorical funding and changes enrollment averaging could force teacher reductions, larger class sizes and elimination of locally funded positions.
GOSHEN COUNTY, Wyo. — School trustees and administrators told state legislators Wednesday that a proposed recalibration of Wyoming’s K–12 funding model risks undermining local control and would force cuts to staff and programs in small, rural districts like Goshen County School District #1.
“Our concern is loss of local control,” Superintendent Ryan Kramer said, explaining that the district uses the current block-grant model to move credits for administrators and other positions around the county. He told lawmakers the draft bill’s changes would convert retirement funding to reimbursement and earmark money into categorical silos, limiting the board’s ability to fund priorities across…
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