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Superintendent reports negotiations update, urges action on proposed $1.4 billion state aid cut
Summary
Superintendent Leach reported on negotiations with the teachers' union, makeup-day forgiveness, upcoming workshop and asked the public to contact state senators about a proposed $1.4 billion cut to school state funding.
Superintendent Leach provided district updates at the March 9 meeting: a special board workshop is scheduled for March 12, the Monroe County board will present on the technology millage March 11, and teacher negotiations with the union are ongoing with another meeting scheduled this week.
Leach noted the State Superintendent granted forgiveness for three of the five makeup days and urged community advocacy against a proposed $1.4 billion reduction in school aid, asking the public to "speak to state senators to stop cutting school aid." The superintendent's comments frame the district's financial concerns ahead of budget cycles and possible state action.
