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Error could cost CVUSD millions
- 01-05-2010
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By Neil Nisperos/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
The Chino Valley school district is hoping for the best but preparing for a possible state decision to penalize the district $8 million for missing instructional minutes last year at two elementary schools. An accounting error led to the amount of instructional time at Rolling Ridge and Dickson elementary schools last year falling short of state requirements. The estimated penalty by the state Department of Education is a potential loss of about $1 million in state funding for each of the next eight years, said Geri Partida, Chino Valley Unified School District assistant superintendent of business services. District officials plan to appeal to the state to minimize the penalties, though there is also the potential for affected students to be required to attend additional extended school days, officials said. (more...)
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