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Fremont County School District No. 1 approves new salary schedules amid state funding changes
Summary
The board approved next years salary schedules after public comment from speech-language pathologists, coaches and teachers and an extended discussion about the states new "instructional silo" funding rules that limit local flexibility.
Fremont County School District No. 1s Board of Trustees voted to approve a set of salary schedules for the coming year after a prolonged public comment period and board discussion about the limits imposed by new state funding rules.
The motion to approve "all of the salary schedules as amended" was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote. Board members said the district faced legal and practical constraints from the state's new funding model, which earmarks a large portion of aid for certified instructional staff and requires districts to meet an average-salary threshold for those positions.
Superintendent Mike Harris and district finance staff told the board the changes narrow local flexibility. "The instructional silo was created," a finance staff member explained during the meeting, and that pot of money…
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