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The Kent School District will host a series of budget forums throughout the district to discuss funding capacities, timelines, spending and programs.
Meetings will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at the Kent Valley Early Learning Center, 317 Fourth Ave. S.; 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at Kentlake High School, 21401 SE 300th St.; 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at Kentwood High School, 25800 164th Ave. SE in Covington; and 7-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, at Kentridge High School, 12430 SE 208th St.
Richard Stedry, the district’s chief business officer, said community input is important in the budgeting process.
“We are in the people business and it’s big business,” Stedry said. “For us to be successful in educating the community’s children, we must also be successful in effectively and efficiently stewarding the community’s money. These forums will help us explain the complexities, the opportunities and the limitations of public school budgeting, and also help us be better in tune with the public’s desired direction for our schools.”
The district also is planning two multicultural outreach events to engage the community and assist with translation needs. The events will be from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, April 23, at the Kent-Meridian High School cafeteria, 10020 SE 256th St., and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, in the upstairs meeting room at the Birch Creek Family Center, 13111 SE 274th St. in Kent.
For more information about the budget forums or multicultural outreach, visit www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSDBudgetForums.
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