AREA DISTRICT OKS BUDGET FOR 2003-04.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - The Sulphur Springs School District The Sulphur Springs School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves portions of the Canyon Country and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California. As of March 26, 2006, it has 8 elementary schools. adopted a nearly $30 million budget for the 2003-04 school year that includes about $725,000 in salary and other reductions as officials try to juggle expected funding cuts without decimating classroom programs. The spending plan approved by the governing board Noun 1. governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" Wednesday projects about $28.5 million in revenue for the new school year. Expenditures are estimated at $26.4 million - about $725,000 less than the previous year as officials implement early retirement incentives and other savings. The plan also assumes the Legislature enacts Gov. Gray Davis' May budget draft, which includes 1.2 percent reduction in overall student funding to counter an estimated $38.8 billion state deficit. Still, the district expects the current enrollment of 5,500 to increase by 60, generating additional money. By year's end, officials expect to carry a 4.3 percent reserve of about $1.5 million. ``Generally, the budget looks stable right now,'' Superintendent Robert Nolet said. State law requires local school districts to submit a budget by June 30, even as partisan infighting in·fight·ing n. 1. Contentious rivalry or disagreement among members of a group or organization: infighting on the President's staff. 2. Fighting or boxing at close range. in Sacramento leaves the state without a spending plan and school funding uncertain. ``We know what our expenditures are,'' Nolet said. ``We can reduce our expenditures. But we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what our income is going to be. I don't think any multimillion-dollar companies operate this way.'' Of the $725,000 reduction, about $500,000 comes from salary savings through an early retirement incentive program. Among those departing through the program are several longtime administrators, including Mitchell Community School Principal Judy Heyn who will retire after 33 years with Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, city (1990 pop. 14,062), seat of Hopkins co., NE Tex., in a farm area; inc. 1859. Vegetables, wheat, rice, and corn are grown, and livestock and dairying are important. There is clay and timber in the area. . An additional $180,000 would be captured through changes to class-size reduction. The initiative to maintain a 20:1 student-to-teacher ration ration a fixed allowance of total feed for an animal for one day. Usually specifies the individual ingredients and their amounts and the amounts of the specific nutriments such as carbohydrate, fiber, individual minerals and vitamins. from kindergarten to third grade costs the district $700,000 per year in additional teachers, facilities and materials. To cut costs, the district is adopting an alternate program in kindergarten that allows classes of 30 students. But it would require at least a half-day of math and English instruction in groups of 20. Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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