How P-CCS Will Spend RESA Millage Money

PLYMOUTH, MI — Plymouth-Canton Community Schools (P-CCS) already have big plans for the $6.7 million dollars rolling in this year from the Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) millage, which passed this past election day. The RESA millage is a 6 year property tax, and the owner of a $100,000 home will cough up roughly $96 bucks a year now to pay for it.

Here's how P-CCS plan to spend some of the millage money, P-CCS Superintendent Monica Merritt told Hometown Life:

-Item number one: Prepare for the third-grade reading bill. In Oct., Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill that will prevent third graders from being promoted to the fourth grade if their reading level is too law. The bill was inspired by research that shows that third grade reading proficiency is a make it or break it factor in a child's long-term academic career. Data shows that students who do not master reading by the third grade are much likelier to struggle in their academic career and drop out of school. The bill goes into effect for the 2019-2020 school year.

Item number two: Shrink class sizes. This school year, the class size increased by one student in grades 3-12 in a money-saving move. The millage money will hire 18 new teachers to revert to the previously standard class size at a cost of $1.8 million.

-Item number three: Tougher security. Schools will install cameras and access swipe cards.

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