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Finance committee hears concerns over special‑education services and transportation funding amid FY27 budget talks
Summary
At the Feb. 12 finance committee meeting, board members raised community complaints that some IEPs may not be met and questioned transportation cuts; administration said the FY27 budget still includes about $150 million for special education and warned that transportation cuts of roughly $1.5 million would require route reductions or transfers from other funds.
Board members at the Anchorage School District finance committee meeting on Feb. 12 flagged community concerns about special‑education services and transportation funding as the district balances a large FY27 deficit.
A board member said public comment at recent meetings included claims that individualized education program (IEP) services were not being provided or were being reduced. "They feel like that's a legal... We just don't have teachers," the member said, summarizing parents' complaints about unmet IEP needs.
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