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Board debates dollar figures, pre‑K and lottery language for state legislative priorities
Summary
Board members reviewed a draft packet of state legislative priorities and urged adding concrete dollar requests and system‑specific data—especially for pre‑K, staff allotments, raises, and school safety—while some questioned elevating direct deposit of lottery funds above other funding asks.
Board members spent an extended portion of the workshop revising a draft set of state legislative priorities and debated whether to attach concrete dollar asks and system data to their requests.
The packet (sent to members in advance by staff) summarized a range of priorities including increased allotments for key school‑based positions, reinstating master's pay for teachers, expanded pre‑K access, school safety investments, and changes to the state accountability model. Several board members argued that legislators respond better to specific dollar requests and local data than broad aspirational…
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