Star’s Plan to Help Schools Funding

Chairman Bobby Star (D-Essex-Orleans) told media Monday morning of a bill to that may be drafted to separate the cost of High schools from elementary school budgets. This is an attempt to lower cost of elementary schools from being cut due to private high schools.

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Skyler Edwards

Monday morning, Chairman Bobby Star (D-Essex-Orleans) spoke of the funding problems facing many elementary schools due to sharing a budget with private high schools. Star also spoke of a bill that may be drafted by the committee that would separate the two funds.

Starr also said that he wanted to look at drop-out rates. Students tend to drop out in the winter months, but the state is stuck paying the students tution for a whole year. Another bill was mentioned to persuade schools to keep students enrolled.

Starr suggested that they look at a loophole in education funding law that could save the state millions in rebate funds.

Steven Sanborn, operations chief at Essex-Caledonia Supervisory Union in Concord spoke before the committee. He brought examples of various elementary schools who needed help.

One of the examples given was the elementary school Lunenburg was forced to cut two teachers to keep the funds within what was allotted, but the high school tuition funds where left untouched.

Caledonia Record's article

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