"real challenge" per Martinez at federal level on funding, related to enrollment decline and other things
Bill Bell on the Governor's budget
SOA implemented in full as of FY27
concern of how chapter 70 is working; increasing number of districts receiving minimum aid
Department, Commissioner, Executive Office, A&F "aren't tone deaf to the issue"
commitment to see through implementation of Student Opportunity Act; what leaders want to do after that "remains to be seen"
circuit breaker growing by $100M into next budget year
haven't received word on what the education funding levels would be for federal grants in entitlement grants
baseline is funded nationally, but allocations remain to be seen
Legislators have begun their process of budget hearings: education and local aid is March 23 in Lawrence
Hills asks if they have the resources needed to implement the goals
Martinez, in essence, says it is a start
Smidy: the capacity is very limited in the field
even with allocations and grants, a lot of schools are not going to be in a position to move forward with these initiatives if they don't have the resources to move forward
Craven: need a sense about what costs are being piled onto districts
Martinez: not only the need, but also where districts are in
"when we use the word 'advocacy' we're using it too loosely"
nah, that's still advocacy; you just want specific advocacy
"how do we become strategic about our resources..."
this is what people say when they aren't going to give you more funding to do more things
report on local contribution coming in June
Bell: another attempt to meet the needs of local districts and communities that exist within a capped revenue environment
And adjourned
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