The six sending districts budget money for vocational education, but how much of that funding actually reaches CMAVTS?
According to the five-year averages presented, CMAVTS receives approximately $43 to $67 for every $100 budgeted under the districts' vocational education expenditure category, depending on the district.
This raises an important question: How is the remaining money being spent, and how much supports career and technical education within the sending districts?
We're not suggesting that every dollar must go to CMAVTS. However, taxpayers deserve transparency about how vocational education funding is allocated and whether those investments are being used effectively.
Our students deserve strong career and technical education. Our community deserves a clear accounting of the money supporting it.
