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Resident urges school board and county supervisors to keep funding local school, cites test-score and graduation gains
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During public comment a resident urged the school board and county supervisors to continue funding a local school, saying recent investments improved test scores, graduation rates and athletic performance and that they can document how taxpayer dollars were spent.
A resident urged the school board and county supervisors to continue funding the local school, saying recent investment is producing measurable gains in academics and extracurriculars.
"It does cost money to compete for talent, to hire the best and brightest teachers to keep them here," the resident said, adding that higher test scores, more championships and the highest graduation rate in years show the district's progress. The speaker said, "I have the receipts to show that we have done a good job with the money that the taxpayers in this county have generously invested in our school division."
The commenter asked elected officials to sustain funding so the district can retain teachers and maintain academic standards. They framed the funding request as necessary both for recruiting staff and for preserving the demands placed on students and faculty that, the speaker said, have driven improved outcomes.
The transcript contains only the public comment; it does not record any response from board members, a vote or a formal action on the request.
