Kent School District Board of Directors and district officials urged legislators to protect K-12 education funding as much as possible at a legislative breakfast Nov. 17.

Directors Clark and Straus and Superintendent Vargas requested that if reductions need to occur that they take place early in the year for school boards and districts to begin crafting their budgets.

Kent School District is facing a possible $3 million reduction during the upcoming mid-year legislative session.

One option for making up that loss of revenue includes tapping into the district’s fund balance. In 2010, the school board opted for that choice when the state stripped money from the district’s budget. By using district reserve funds, programs and staffing positions were not impacted.

However, when the school board had to plan the 2011-2012 budget the reduction was more than $5 million.