Buncombe County Schools (BSC) and Asheville City Schools (ACS) are facing state funding shortfalls for their Exceptional Children (EC) programs, which provide tailored learning for students with disabilities.
The shortfall stems from the state’s funding model, which bases allocations on the previous year’s enrollment.
Superintendents for both school districts presented updates on their EC programs at their respective school board meetings this month.
The $13 million question
“We want to do all we can for our students, and yet, we’re not being funded the way we need to be funded by the state, who has the constitutional duty to provide for our schools,” said Superintendent Rob Jackson at the Buncombe County Board of Education’s March 5 meeting…