January 7, 2010
Ledyard’s constrained public schools budget got a bit of breathing room recently, with additional relief possibly coming today. Unionized administrators have voted unanimously to accept a wage freeze, Superintendent of Schools Michael Graner said Wednesday. Unionized teachers are to vote on a possible freeze today. The vote of the administrators, including Graner, saves $74,456, he […]
January 7, 2010
Falling interest rates and decreasing state aid will likely reduce the Lake Shore Central School District’s revenue in the upcoming budget year. Daniel Pacos, business administrator, presented preliminary 2010-11 budget numbers to the Board of Education during a work s ession Tuesday (Jan. 5) night. Pacos projected a drop from $350,000 to $150,000 in the […]
January 7, 2010
Terri Patton referred to it as the most challenging budget of her 25-year career. That was six months ago. During Wednesday’s school board meeting, the South Kitsap School District’s assistant superintendent for business and support said the budget for the 2010-11 school year might be even more difficult than this year’s. Patton and her staff […]
January 7, 2010
Administrators and central office employees in the Ledyard school district have agreed to forgo raises next year and teachers in town are set to vote on the same measure today, part of an ongoing effort to cut costs in the school budget. The news came from Superintendent of Schools Michael Graner, who briefed the town’s […]
January 7, 2010
State auditors claim officials in the Wayland-Cohocton school district have overestimated expenses for several years and failed to seek competitive bids for products and services. The state Comptroller’s Office released the audit of the 1,655-student district this week. In a response letter to the state, district officials said the examination covering July 1, 2007, to […]
January 7, 2010
The La Crescent-Hokah School District’s books are in order, Darwin Viker said, but the district, like all others around the state, is entering a very difficult three- to five-year stretch when schools shouldn’t expect any new state funding. Viker, who represents the school’s auditing firm of Larson Allen, gave an overview of the fiscal year […]
January 6, 2010
While signing a series of bills reforming the state’s education system in order to qualify for up to $400 million in fede ral funds, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said that a second round of cuts to K-12 funding she ordered last fall will likely not have to be imposed because of an unexpected boost in state […]
January 6, 2010
School districts are getting a break in funding cuts after the governor canceled a $127-per-student decrease, but local districts are already worried about problems looming for next year. Now that revenues have stabilized and the state has ended up with about $150 million more than expected, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said M onday that the $127-per-student […]
January 6, 2010
State leaders are focusing on education today as Gov. Pawlenty heads to New Orleans to chair a meeting of the Education Commission of the States and in St. Paul, a Minnesota House committee will hold a hearing to discuss a plan to secure more federal funds for s chools. The meeting comes as school officials […]
January 6, 2010
No need to tell Teresa Songs times are tough. Around Thanksgiving, the principal at Chase Middle School had a student say, "I don’t think we’ll have any food for Thanksgiving." Another said there wouldn’t be any Christmas gifts. Parents are struggling more than ever paying textbook rental fees, leading them to ask for waivers. So […]