Moses Lake School District officials made adjustments for a planned decrease in state education funding, so the district shouldn’t have to lay off staff. The MLSD office is pictured.
May 13, 2023
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May 13, 2023 1:39 p.m.
MLSD funding reduction should not result in layoffs
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District shouldn’t have to lay off any staff as a result of changes in the funding Moses Lake receives from the state, at least not for the 2023-24 school year. “Back in 2017-18 we were getting 6% regionalization (funding) added to our apportionment. That’s been decreasing by 1% a year the last few years,” said Director of Finance Stefanie Lowry during the Moses Lake School Board meeting Thursday. “It was supposed to completely go away next year.” ...