HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson USD 308 is getting over a million dollars in special education money from the state it was not anticipating.
The USD 308 school board approved republishing the budget on Monday to access that money. It came because more students qualified for special education services than were expected. The district has about 21 percent of its students who qualify for special education services, which is above the state average.
A public hearing on the republished budget will be at 6:50 p.m. June 22 at the MidTown Center.
Also on Monday, the board approved leaving student meal prices unchanged for 2020-21 from the current year. They also approved increasing adult lunches by 15 cents a lunch to $3.90 a meal and adult breakfasts a dime to $2.30.
March 10, 2021 will now be a day out of school for Hutchinson Middle School students only. HMS is hosting a Pioneer League vocal music festival that day. School for Pre-K through ninth grade students starts on August 19 with sophomores through seniors starting on August 20.
Superintendent Mike Folks contract was also extended through the 2021-2022 school year.
The next regular meeting of the Board will be at 6 p.m., June 22, beginning at Faris Elementary School. At Faris, the Board will do a tour of the new addition to the school before going to the MidTown Center for the balance of the meeting.