(The Center Square) – The Moses Lake School District announced Wednesday that it plans to reduce 85 classified positions after already issuing more than 100 nonrenewal notices earlier this month.
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The Washington state school district mistakenly recorded revenue twice during the accrual and reconciliation process, revealing a $20 million shortfall when the error was corrected. The staff reduction will save about $13 million.
MOSES LAKE The Moses Lake School District educational programs and operations levy was voted down a second time in Tuesday’s special election.
District voters rejected the levy by a vote of 3,947 against to 3,094, or 56.06% to 43.94%, according to the Grant County Auditor’s Office. That margin was even greater than the 3,758-3,611 vote that defeated the levy in the Feb. 13 election.