Week #7 PTA Legislative report: The Big 3 will be voted upon Thursday February 27, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The push for the big 3 continues. This Friday, 2/28/2025, is the deadline for bills to be voted forward from their fiscal committees, but executive session (voting) is taking place on Thursday 2/27 at 9am and 1:30pm for most of these bills.
Remember: when the buckets for Materials, Supplies, and Operating Costs MSOC, special education, and transportation, go unfilled by the state, the Shoreline School District (SSD) is forced to use levy enrichment funding for basic education needs because these buckets must be filled.
Remember: when the buckets for Materials, Supplies, and Operating Costs MSOC, special education, and transportation, go unfilled by the state, the Shoreline School District (SSD) is forced to use levy enrichment funding for basic education needs because these buckets must be filled.
When levy funds are depleted, the only other option is
- To reduce services and staff affecting classroom sizes after grade 3, curriculum updates, mental health and safety supports, and vital programs such as music, sports, and robotics/engineering.
- There is no longer money for enrichment.
- A reduced education plan will be announced in April 2025 by the Shoreline School District and School Board and is likely to include reductions to family advocates, nurses, and any staff not fully funded by the state model.
These are the BIG 3 bills that will be voted upon Thursday
Other resources:
--Shoreline PTA Council
--Shoreline PTA Council
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1 comments:
So close some schools. The state is broke. Property taxes are at an all time high, and the district is losing students. The status quo won't hold.
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