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Superintendent says passage of Proposition S won’t be a ‘victory lap’ and outlines grade-configuration changes to avoid future shortfalls
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Fields celebrated passage of Proposition S and warned the district faces continued enrollment and fiscal pressures; he recommended eliminating the current five-transition grade structure starting in 2027–28 and said detailed site-level plans will be shared at a special April board meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Fields told the Ferguson Florissant School District Board that last night’s passage of Proposition S was an important step but not the end of the work needed to stabilize the district.
Dr. Fields said Proposition S is the first voter-approved operating tax-rate increase since 2014 and credited community outreach and transparent presentations for the nearly 60% vote. He called for urgency in translating that support into durable fiscal health and warned that without…
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