PETOSKEY — While the presidential primary is over, the next election is already top of mind in the Charlevoix-Aimé Intermediate School District.
Char-Em ISD is on the May 7 ballot to renew its special education millage. Charem ISD Superintendent Scott Koziol said in a release that renewals have been approved every four years since they were first approved in 1980.
The ballot measure seeks a four-year renewal of 1.4606, which would provide approximately $10.3 million in special education funding each year from 2024 to 2027.
Koziol said: “This village impacts the lives of thousands of students and their families in the area, from newborns to students up to the age of 26, including their lives after school.” “All CHMs provide critical services to students with disabilities,” he said. ISD district. ”
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Special education services are supported by millage as well as state, federal, and local grants and funding. Koziol said in the release that without the millage, the district would have to reallocate funding from existing student programs to comply with state and federal mandates for special education services.
The funds will be used to reimburse the Chaem School District, Chaem-operated classrooms, and Patricia A. Taylor School for special education-related expenses and special training and evaluation services for teachers. This funding will also be used to provide special transportation for students with disabilities and job and college preparation.
Voters in the Alancon, Beaver Island, Boyne City, Boyne Falls, Central Lake, Charlevoix, Ellsworth, East Jordan, Harbor Springs, Pellston and Petoskey school districts will be asked to vote on the proposal.
— Contact reporter Carly Graham.kgraham@petoskeynews.com. Follow her on Twitter@KarlyGrahamJRN.
