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District finance staff warn recalibration law will reshape LCSD1 budget, could capture investment earnings
Summary
District finance director told the board the state''s school finance "recalibration" will reorganize much of district funding into restricted instructional categories, change model salary calculations and could reduce local health-insurance funding by roughly $9 million; local revenue projections and investment earnings are also uncertain.
Chief financial officer Judd Ciccarelli told the Laramie County School District #1 Board of Trustees that the district faces uncertainty and structural changes from recent state school finance legislation, and that the district currently projects a modest revenue shortfall and lower investment earnings.
Ciccarelli said the district is tracking a projected revenue shortfall of about $1.2 million for the current year and noted that investment earnings posted so far are about $2 million with roughly four months still to post. He warned that provisions in the recalibration legislation create a "look-back" that will capture a significant portion of local investment…
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