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OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec.
23, 2015) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister made
the following remarks today after the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services announced state agencies will receive a 3-percent cut for the
remainder of Fiscal Year 2016 as the result of a state revenue failure. That
amounts to a $46.7 million reduction in funding for preK-12 public education
between January and June of 2016.
“Now that we know the extent of the cut for the remainder of
the fiscal year, school districts will soon be able to plan accordingly. The
reduced funding was inevitable in the wake of the revenue failure, but I know
that the Oklahoma State Department of Education and district leaders statewide
are committed to lessening the impact on students as much as possible.
“School districts will not be affected equally. Some districts
rely on state aid for upwards of 90 percent of their budget. Others,
particularly those in western Oklahoma, will feel very little impact from this
cut. Within the next two weeks, districts across the state will receive a
mid-year adjustment that reflects the revised figures.
“It is unrealistic to suggest there will not be some adverse
effect on students, but Oklahoma educators will do what needs to be done to
protect classroom instruction.”
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