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Board member: convention speaker warned Jefferson faces multi‑million-dollar shortfall from frozen revenue limits
Summary
A board member summarized takeaways from a regional CC2 convention, citing long-term declines in per-pupil aid, widespread use of referenda, and a presenter estimate that Jefferson's cumulative funding shortfall could exceed $5 million.
A board member (presenter) reported highlights from a CC2 convention talk on school finance and vouchers, warning that long-term limits on automatic revenue increases have left many districts reliant on referenda and local property-tax adjustments. The presenter said an analysis in the slides showed per‑pupil aid below inflation by roughly $3,600 on average and said, "So when you total that up for a district like Jefferson, it's well over $5,000,000."
The presenter also described statewide voucher trends and said voucher spending now competes with other categorical commitments. Board members discussed sharing the presentation slides with the board and agreed the district should collect family stories to illustrate funding shortfalls to legislators. The presenter offered to circulate the slides to board members for review.
