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Astoria SD 1 staff outlines state school fund formula, transportation costs and special-education staffing
Summary
Staff presented the district's state school fund estimate, walked the board through formula components including teacher experience and weights, and reported transportation costs (~$1.84M) and $748,000 in service-credit purchases for special-education staff.
At a study session, Astoria SD 1 staff gave a detailed overview of how the district’s state school fund is calculated, the timing of state reconciliations and district-specific budget figures the board will use in upcoming budget decisions.
Staff explained the formula as the general-purpose grant plus the transportation grant, minus local revenue. The general-purpose grant starts with a teacher-experience adjustment and fixed factors the state applies; staff said some parameters (for example, the $25 and $4,500 constants used in state calculations) have not changed in years. “The general purpose…
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