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Superintendent warns of TK funding cuts; to present staffing and salary plans next month
Summary
Superintendent Becky Bell told the board the state legislature approved cutting Transition to Kindergarten (TK) funding by roughly 25%–33% and that OSPI is deciding distribution; Bell said she is preparing staffing models and possible salary increases to present at the next meeting.
Superintendent Becky Bell informed the board that the state legislature approved a reduction to TK funding of approximately 25% to 33%, and that the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) was working on how the reduced funds would be distributed. Bell said the District could also assess students for early entrance into kindergarten as part of planning.
Bell also reported a family with two children visited who may move to Shaw Island and would add a third-grader and a kindergartner next school year. She said she is developing staffing models and considering possible salary increases and intends to present those proposals at the board’s next meeting.
