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Granton board flags uncertain special‑education funding, timelines for staffing decisions
Summary
District administrators told the school board they must plan now for next year amid an unsettled state budget proposal that would raise the state's special‑education share from 30% to 60%; the board discussed staffing timelines, communication and student behavior concerns.
District Administrator Nancy Popp told the Granton Area School District board on March 10 that the district must plan staffing decisions for the 2025–26 school year in April or May while state funding remains uncertain.
Popp said Governor Tony Evers' budget proposal includes a change "from 30% to 60% for Special Education," but cautioned the state budget likely will not be finalized until fall. She added that because the budget is unsettled, "we have to make a prediction about what will happen," and noted the district has levied the maximum amount the last two years but can choose to under‑levy.
Administrators also raised student behavior and safety as priorities. Popp said the district will step up communications and will arrange observations at neighboring districts; she warned the district has not had a local village officer "for a few years" and reiterated that Clark County must respond to law‑enforcement incidents, which limits local enforcement of truancy.
The board took no immediate budget action at the meeting but listed staffing and funding scenarios among items to resolve before the next school year.
