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Two weeks ago, KARE 11 reported that STEP Academy was $775,000 over budget due to having 117 fewer students than anticipated. In a letter to the school board and administration, school authorizer Innovative Quality Schools (IQS) wrote that since the projected enrollment has not been actualized, the school was overpaid for quarter one of the 2025 fiscal year.