At their April 27 meeting the school board approved $388,000 in budget adjustments for the 2009-10 school year as proposed and previously announced in the March and April editions of the Eye of the Tiger and on this blog. This is in addition to allocating $533,000 from the fund balance so the total is $921,00o.
These adjustments are based on the assumption that the state will not cut funding to K-12 education, but hold it level. If funding is not at least held level, the district will likely consider further adjustments for the coming school year.
The legislature is currently debating all aspects of the state budget. The House proposes to hold education funding level, the Senate proposes to cut it drastically, and the governor is proposing an increase, which would come via the Quality Compensation program, which would be helpful to the school district. See a side by side comparison of what is being debated here.
The next several weeks are critical as the legislative process continues. The House-Senate Conference Committee to reconcile differences between their funding bills has been named. I encourage patrons of the school district to communicate their interests regarding K-12 education funding to the legislators on the Conference Committee. They are:
Rep. Mindy Greiling
rep.mindy.greiling@house.mn
651.296.5387
Rep. Carlos Mariani
rep.carlos.mariani@house.mn
651.296.9714
Rep. Nora Slawik
rep.nora.slawik@house.mn
651.296.7807
Rep. John Ward
rep.john.ward@house.mn
Rep. Pat Garofalo
rep.pat.garofalo@house.mn
651.296.1069
Sen. LeRoy Stump
http://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1063&ls=
651.296.8660
Sen. Gen Olson
sen.gen.olson@senate.mn
651.296.1282
Sen. Charles Wiger
sen.chuck.wiger@senate.mn
651.296.6820
Sen. Kathy Saltzman
sen.saltzman@senate.mn
651.296.1253
Sen. Kevin Dahle
sen.kevin.dahle@senate.mn
651.296.1279
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