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Mecklenburg County Commissioner says mediation likely between County and CMS over $56M budget holdback
County Commissioner Laura Meier says she is hopeful for a decision Monday, but realistically, she expects it to go to formal mediation. Author: Bill McGinty Updated: 11:39 PM EDT June 6, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Monday, June 7 is a big day for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the Mecklenburg County Commission as the two boards will try again to work out their differences in yet another meeting to find a middle ground on the 56 million dollars CMS budget that hangs in the balance. Monday’s meeting will be largely based on procedure, each getting allotted time to speak.
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles declined to say whether she supports Mecklenburg County's decision to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The county wants CMS to present a detailed plan for closing achievement gaps between white and Asian students and Black and Hispanic students.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said last night it would initiate a dispute resolution process with Mecklenburg County after commissioners approved a roughly $2 billion budget that, for now, withholds $56 million from the school system.
Under that state statute, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board and county commissioners will meet within seven days. If no resolution is reached, then the two sides will begin mediation.
The county says CMS can receive the $56 million money once it presents a detailed plan for how it will close achievement gaps between Black and Hispanic students and white and Asian students. CMS has said it’s already presented the county with its strategic plan and that withholding the money will “indisputably harm students, teachers and schools.”