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Board approves waiver application for teacher‑salary expenditure requirement tied to COVID‑19 shortfalls
Summary
The district applied for and the Board approved an exemption from the required expenditures for classroom teachers' salaries for fiscal year 2023‑24, citing COVID‑19 impacts and to avoid a $1.66 million penalty. The waiver was approved 4‑0.
Deputy Superintendent Dr. Joshua Randall presented an application for exemption from the statutory minimum percentage of district spending required to be used on classroom teachers’ salaries for the 2023‑24 fiscal year. He explained that COVID‑19 impacts prevented the district from meeting the threshold under Education Code Section 41372 and that the penalty for noncompliance would be approximately $1.66 million.
Given the potential negative fiscal impact, Dr. Randall recommended approval of the waiver application and the Board voted 4‑0 to send the exemption request. "Given the negative fiscal impact that a $1.66 million penalty would have on the District's already strained budget, and considering the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic, Dr. Randall recommended that the Board approve the waiver application," the record states.
