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Prop 28 funding expands arts instruction at Washington Unified; district reports 3.9 teacher equivalents supported

Washington Unified School District Board of Education · September 25, 2025
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Assistant Superintendent Audrey Streak told trustees Prop 28 allocations have allowed Washington Unified to add roughly four staff positions and serve more than 2,500 students across 11 sites; staff explained 80/20 personnel rules and an approved waiver that temporarily increases non‑personnel spending flexibility.

District officials reported progress using California’s Prop 28 funding to expand visual and performing arts (VAPA) instruction across Washington Unified schools and described next steps to make offerings more equitable by site.

Assistant Superintendent Audrey Streak reviewed Prop 28’s core requirements: an ongoing state allocation based on enrollment and socioeconomically disadvantaged percentages, a general rule that 80% of a school’s allocation should be spent on personnel but with waiver options to…

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