A Message from Superintendent Dr. James Everett
I am grateful to share that we have balanced our budget for next year and a reduction-in-force (RIF) is not necessary. As we shared in late March, we knew the budget for the 2024-25 school year was going to be a challenge due to many factors such as inflation, stagnant revenues and unanticipated costs.
At the time, we were looking at reducing our budget by nearly $2 million. In order to address this shortfall, we took a holistic approach looking at our needs districtwide. Over the past few months, I’ve met with the executive team, principals and directors who were able to reevaluate their budgets and make thoughtful decisions to reduce costs.
We are entering next school year in a better financial position due to a number of considerations including, but not limited to, reallocating resources, new and existing grants, and attrition.
For the past few years the state has continued to decrease funding to school districts, putting increased pressure on us to do more with less. Regardless, we are committed to being responsible stewards of our community’s investment and always make it a priority to run our school district as efficiently as possible. We are also committed to providing the best possible educational experience for our students, and kept this at the forefront of our minds as we worked on our budget.
The budget for the 2024-25 school year will go before the school board in June and will be available on our website once it has been approved. Thank you for your continued support of our students and schools.