Monroe Public Schools: Preparing Next Year's Budget
School districts, like households, must plan for expenses.
Each fall volunteers are recruited for the Budget Review Committee. Typically membership is made up of 24 members – half are from the community and half are staff members. With their advice on finding efficiencies and improving revenues, work is underway to begin drafting the preliminary budget for the 2009-10 school year.
Of course, our economy makes any budget work difficult. Rising costs, declining enrollment and a huge state deficit has hit our schools hard. Below are some of the documents used to help grapple with these economic realities.
By state law, the School Board must approve the 2009-10 budget by August 31st. With much effort by community members and staff, the School Board has set some early targets to include in preparing the preliminary budget. As new information is known it will be posted.
Early School Board direction in preparing 2009-10 preliminary budget
Highlights of early School Board direction
Summary of early School Board direction
Early School Board direction on Blue Card ideas
May 11 – Budget update prepared for the School Board
May 26 – Budget update prepared for the School Board
May 26 – Projected Enrollment update
June 22 – Budget update prepared for the School Board
July 22 – Board members completed an exercise in setting priorities should more revenue than expected be available.