SCHOOL BOARD HEADLINES

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOLS IS UP BY WELL OVER 100 STUDENTS PER DAY, BUT THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS NOT INCREASED THE DISTRICT’S “SEEK” FUNDING AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST AND WILL NOT DO SO UNTIL MARCH ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS MADE BY BUSINESS DIRECTOR JESSICA DARNELL AT LAST NIGHT’S BOARD MEETING.
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DESPITE THE INCREASED STUDENT COUNT WITH NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THE BOARD STILL FOUND A WAY TO GIVE ALL SCHOOL SYSTEM EMPLOYEES A ONE PERCENT RAISE—SAYING THEY DESERVE IT NO MATTER WHAT THE FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE.
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