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School board previews tight budget as district plans staff and operations for three new schools
Summary
District presenters outlined roughly 20.5 growth teacher FTEs to open three new schools, identified operating-cost drivers (utilities, transportation, stipends) and presented four budget-balancing options including targeted cuts to substitute staffing, program cuts, class-size changes or a millage increase.
District staff presented a preliminary budget snapshot to the Clover School District Board of Trustees, saying the combination of operating costs for three new schools and an incomplete state contribution to proposed teacher pay increases will require targeted options to balance the coming fiscal year.
The staff presentation listed funding sources (state ‘state aid to classrooms’ and EIA, local tax revenue including a $1,600,000 fixed reimbursement line, and federal funds such as IDEA) and said the combined state sources amount to roughly 48% of the general fund. The presenters showed the house budget numbers they had and cautioned the board that senate action could change the state contribution.
Staff detailed new staffing needs tied to opening Liberty Hill, a new middle school…
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