Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser talks during an Assembly committee of the whole meeting on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
Juneau schools face a $10 million budget deficit for next year. District officials say the school closure planthat includes a $680 increase to the base student allocation, part of a formula that determines state funding to schools. That would give the Juneau School District more than $5 million in additional state funding.
“We have 15 days before it becomes law or before I veto. And I made it clear that if there are not certain elements in that bill, I won’t sign it into law,” he said. “I’ll veto it.”in order to balance the budget. The district would also have to increase the pupil-teacher ratio, also known as PTR, essentially increasing class sizes.
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