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Superintendent flags $600,000 Special Education Co‑Op deficit and funding strain
Summary
Superintendent Theodore Clevenger reported the Special Education Co‑Op faces an approximate $600,000 deficit due to decreased federal funding and recent hires; he said district contribution levels have not risen in 20–25 years and funding options are being considered.
Superintendent Theodore Clevenger told trustees the Special Education Co‑Op is operating with a deficit budget of around $600,000, driven by a reduction in federal funding and the addition of three diagnosticians and an assistant director. He said Bartlett I.S.D.'s contributions to the Co‑Op have not increased in roughly 20–25 years and that several funding options are under consideration.
Clevenger said he was invited to speak at the Old Red School by the Bartlett Activities Center and noted his nomination to the Thompson Leadership Academy, which would require about two days per month in participation; classes are paid for and he expects to bring training back to the district. The board received the Special Education Co‑Op update as information; no funding resolution was recorded in the public minutes.
