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Superintendent warns state funding cuts and program changes could squeeze Meridian schools
Summary
Superintendent Dr. James Everett told the Meridian School District board the recent legislative session left districts facing a revenue shortfall, cuts to local effort assistance (LEA) and early-learning slots, and changes to transportation funding that will extend bus replacement cycles.
Dr. James Everett, the district superintendent, told the board the state’s shortfall and recent legislation will have concrete effects on Meridian’s budget and programs. He said the legislature’s revenue projection and policy choices have left districts with fewer resources and more unfunded mandates.
Everett said the state projected a multi‑billion dollar revenue shortfall and that the district has already seen cuts in local effort assistance (LEA) totaling about $25,100,000 in aggregate for affected districts. He described a reduction to the…
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