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Crown Point schools outline $7.3 million in cuts as leaders tout steps to protect classroom teachers
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Terrell told the board April 27 the district faces a multi-year funding shortfall driven by slow enrollment, voucher growth and state curricular funding changes; the board discussed debt flexibility and plans to reduce about $6.3 million more after an earlier $1 million cut while avoiding classroom teacher layoffs for now.
Crown Point — Superintendent Dr. Terrell told the Board of School Trustees on April 27 that the district is confronting a multi-year budget shortfall driven by slow enrollment growth, expanded voucher use and reductions in state curricular funding.
"We have spent the last 7 months planning for the financial shortfall that we, as a corporation, are currently experiencing as well as what is coming in the next several years," Dr. Terrell said, listing enrollment, vouchers and a roughly "$2,000,000 annually" loss tied to changes in textbook and curricular funding passed in 2023.
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