Uses Amendment 23 money to increase funding to help non-English speaking students learn the language. Tapping Amendment 23 funds, unsatisfactory schools could get a two-year grant from the state to improve academic performance. Allows school districts to go to voters to raise property taxes for a cost of living increase. He indicated his concern was enough that it could have put the bill in jeopardy. House Speaker Doug Dean, R-Colorado Springs, is most proud that he worked into the bill more money for charter schools.
Public schools get roughly twice that per-student amount each year for construction projects.
Local school districts will benefit from the project. D-3 officials have said they will use the extra money to boost teacher salaries if the compromise bill passes and is signed into law. Copyright 1999-2001, The Gazette , a Freedom Communications , Inc. Company. All rights reserved. Contact us .