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Pasco board discusses financial advisory panel and ambassador program to boost public understanding of district finances
Summary
Trustees explored options for a community-facing approach to explain Pasco School District finances, weighing a board-run advisory committee under governing policy against district-led ambassador cohorts or staff-run committees; no formal decision was made and the board agreed to consider options later.
Board leaders raised a request from a community member to create a public forum to improve understanding of the district's finances and possible levy implications. 'Should we have a public committee that helps us as a board, look at where the district is, where the community thinks the district should go?' the board president asked, framing the initial discussion.
Directors and the superintendent discussed several approaches: a board-run committee (which under current policy…
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