Board adopts operational-referendum policy emphasizing compensation/CPI use, not new programs
Summary
Trustees approved a clarified operational-referendum policy stating funds would be used narrowly to bridge the gap between the state-provided $325 per pupil and district costs (competitive compensation/CPI), not to fund new positions or enrollment-driven growth.
The board adopted a revised operational-referendum policy that narrows the intended use of referendum authority to bridging the difference between the state’s per-pupil funding baseline and the district’s identified compensation needs.
Administrators explained the revision aims to clarify messaging for voters. "When we're going to the public and asking for operational referendum funds, it is truly only solely to bridge the difference between what the $325 would provide and what would be the requirement to meet the CPI in that given year," a district finance presenter said. Board members debated how explicitly to carve out exceptions for enrollment-driven staffing; administrators said the state’s $325 per-pupil baseline (referenced in discussion) is outside the referendum ask and that routine enrollment or curriculum-driven staffing will be paid through other state/annual increases.
A motion to approve the updated policy passed unanimously, and trustees directed administration to begin sharing the policy in referendum roadshows and public materials.
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