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originally allocated. He asked that the School Board explain to the public why $25,000 of that "went to the Superintendent's (David Gangel) severance pay."
The final two public speakers, Shannon Swain and Katherine Treanor, spoke in support of stipends for school clubs and band coaches.
School Board members provided their thoughts on the proposed budget. Piedmont District member and Vice-Chair Aline Johnson pointed out that state mandates and Board of Supervisors' cuts to the proposed budget last year dictated the level of budget increase this year. Johnson
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