THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS THE  CLAY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD’S PRIORITIES FOR 2025

Funding

• Increase the Base Student Allocation (BSA) to support the rising costs of goods and services.

• Expand funding for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program sufficient to cover the cost of a full-day Pre-Kindergarten Program.

• Provide the full cost of the increases expected in voucher and scholarship programs to ensure adequate planning for budgeting and allocating resources. 

• Increase funding for school safety infrastructure enhancements to schools, such as building classroom wings onto current campuses to reduce the use of portables at each school site.
  
  

• Provide additional funding to support programs that enhance kindergarten readiness

Recruiting, Developing and Retaining High-Quality Staff

• Enhance funding and resources to recruit, develop, and retain highly qualified teachers and school-based administrators

• Provide financial support during the student teaching process to prepare and recruit students into the teaching profession.

• Provide additional financial resources and paid training opportunities for educators and employees who work with individuals with disabilities.

• Provide adequate funding to recruit and compensate Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructors.

• Increase and support additional funding for Student Support Services, such as hiring additional school counselors, licensed mental health counselors, and social workers. 

• Maintain and increase unrestricted funding of the Teacher Salary Increase Allocation, especially for veteran teachers.

Board Members

Erin Skipper, Dist. I

Robert Alvero, Dist. II

Beth Clark, Dist. III

Michele Hanson, Dist. IV

Ashley Gilhousen, Dist. V

David S. Broskie, Superintendent