2008-2009 Budget Input
Saint Paul Public Schools is making plans for a $10 million budget shortfall for the next school year (2008-09). The Board of Education has collected feedback from staff, parent and the community on the administration's recommendation for dealing with this shortfall. Essentially, $3 million will be covered from the district's reserve funds. The remaining $7 million in reductions are split between schools and centrally funded programs (programs like custodians and maintenance, school nurses, Nutrition Services, Special Education, ELL, administration, etc.)
The Proposed Budget for 2008-09 is available for review here.
You may have heard that the Legislature and Governor agreed to a small increase in K-12 funding for next school year. Early calculations indicate that Saint Paul Public Schools will receive about $2.3 million in new revenue. The Office of Business and Financial Affairs developed a contingency plan for the Board of Education to consider in the event of such an increase. That is outlined on page 57 of the Proposed Budget.
The Proposed Budget for 2008-09 is available for review here.
You may have heard that the Legislature and Governor agreed to a small increase in K-12 funding for next school year. Early calculations indicate that Saint Paul Public Schools will receive about $2.3 million in new revenue. The Office of Business and Financial Affairs developed a contingency plan for the Board of Education to consider in the event of such an increase. That is outlined on page 57 of the Proposed Budget.
