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District pushes state lawmakers to preserve gifted funding after per-student allocation falls
Summary
CFO Mr. Klingler told the board the district’s per-gifted-student state allocation fell from about $423 (2021–22) to $288 in the coming year, and the district prepared a letter to state representatives urging support for gifted programming.
At the April 27 meeting, district Chief Financial Officer Mr. Klingler described a letter being prepared with the gifted coordinator and Mr. Ben Spiel Dinner to send to state legislators highlighting the district’s gifted-program offerings and the effect of state funding changes.
Klingler said the district used the letter to illustrate how state dollars translate into local programming and cited specific per-student figures: "Just in the 2021-22 school year, we were receiving close to $423 per gifted student, and this next year we are set to receive $288 per gifted student." He said the decline in the per-student allocation strains what the district can provide for gifted services.
The board did not vote on the letter at the meeting; Klingler presented it as part of the superintendent’s report and described continuing outreach to state representatives including Melanie Miller and state Senator Mark Romanchuk.
