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District 191 platform pushes back on new mandates and urges local control
Summary
The district's materials include a strong policy section urging 'NO NEW MANDATES!' and requesting greater local control and managerial rights, alongside calls to fund or repeal existing unfunded mandates.
The packet includes an emphatic policy position from survey respondents and staff materials: "NO NEW MANDATES!" It lists requests to either fund or repeal unfunded mandates (including unemployment and certain leave policies) and urges restoring or protecting managerial rights and local control over decisions such as testing, learning environments and levy renewals.
Materials recommend specific policy options including delaying paid leave implementation, revisiting collective bargaining parameters related to staffing ratios and class size, and allowing school boards more authority over levy renewals for capital and operating levies. These are presented as legislative or statutory priorities rather than immediate district-level changes.
The packet frames these items as protective of local authority and fiscal flexibility; the materials do not indicate the board took a formal vote on draft language but present these positions for advocacy and discussion.
