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Physical education spending grows under referendum; committee asks how outcomes are measured
Summary
Officials said physical education spending rose this year to a $10.5 million program—now the single largest line item in some reports—and that most spending covers salaries; committee members asked what measures (CSMA assessments in grades 2 and 4 and curriculum maps) show the program's effect on student outcomes.
Marion County Public Schools told the Independent Citizen Referendum Oversight Committee that physical education is a major focus of this year's referendum spending and that most of the $10.5 million program budget pays salaries.
"The majority of that is the line share, so to speak, is salaries," Ms. Charity Corneliuson, coordinator for physical education, said in response to a committee question. She…
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