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South Washington County Schools reviews revised budget showing modest gain but $1.4M deficit ahead of March 26 vote
Summary
Business director Chris Blackburn told the board the district’s revised budget shows roughly $4.8 million in revenue gains and a $500,000 improvement from the original plan but still forecasts a $1.4 million deficit; board members pressed him on special-education aid and summer unemployment funding.
Chris Blackburn, South Washington County Schools’ director of business services, told the board on March 5 that the district’s revised budget reflects updated revenue estimates that improve the district’s position by about $500,000 compared with the original budget approved last June, but still leave a projected $1.4 million deficit.
"The revised budget gives us an indication... of the reserves remaining at the end of the fiscal year," Blackburn said, explaining the work to update revenues, expenditures and staffing after receiving more current enrollment and expenditure data. He said state aid increases — driven largely by an increase in special-education aid and other categorical funds — account for most of the roughly $4.8 million revenue increase…
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