Daugaard has accused a school district of trying to scam the state funding formula
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SIOUX FALLS (AP) — South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard has accused a school district of trying to scam the state funding formula, by inviting home-school families to visit the district on the day enrollment is counted.
Tri-Valley Superintendent Mike Lodmel sent a letter to home-school families this week, inviting them to receive a free computer and lunch Sept. 29.
“In total transparency, school districts in South Dakota receive funding based on the number of students enrolled in the district on this date (Sept. 29),” Lodmel said in the letter. “Our district would be willing to purchase new laptop computers for each student who attends school on this date.”
Lodmel also said in the letter that the more students that attend school the day of the enrollment count, the “more funding for our district and less of a tax burden on our patrons.”
Tony Venhuizen, a spokesman for Gov. Dennis Daugaard, called the invite a tactic to scam the state funding formula.