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Director warns of multiple pending bills that could reshape district funding and practice
Summary
Dr. Smith summarized a package of state bills that could affect funding formulas, accountability measures (CCR replacing Ready Grad), technology use in K–5 classrooms, and a proposal to require schools to collect students' immigration status. She said details remain in flux and the district is monitoring developments.
Dr. Smith used the director's report to brief the board on a range of pending state legislative items that could affect the district's funding, accountability measures and classroom operations.
She said an ESSA-related amendment had been pulled back in committee but that work continues on changes to accountability metrics: College and Career Readiness (CCR) is expected to replace the Ready Grad measure and the state is considering 2-year weighted averages for certain indicators. Dr. Smith warned the way the state defines "economically disadvantaged" for funding purposes and a proposed funding floor could materially change district revenue: "which one it actually comes out to be is where we will figure out how it looks," she told the board.
Dr. Smith also highlighted bills that could have direct classroom effects, including one that would restrict digital devices in K–5 classrooms, which she said could remove Chromebooks and interactive panels and would
