Board passes budget
County commissioners will have to decide whether to give the school system $172.4 million next year - a 10 percent increase from this year.
The school board passed the 2007-08 budget last night by a 7-2 vote. Voting for: Garth Hebert, Jeff Belton, Kris Cooke, Deena Hayes, Amos Quick, Nancy Routh and Alan Duncan. Against: Darlene Garrett and Anita Sharpe. Absent: Walter Childs and Dot Kearns.
The budget includes money supporting Mission Possible, a teacher incentive program; expanding a student discipline program; and covering increasing energy costs.
Here's the original budget request.
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That's nice, the bigger news with regards to local school funds is how the voters of Davie County smacked down their school bond request by an almost 2-1 margin.
The Guilford County School Board has no shame if they are really going to try an sneek the needs of rebuilding Eastern Guilford into the overall bond package. Just when you think those serpants are unable to slither any lower......
Posted on May 9, 2007 11:48 AM
Gatecity,
Keep in mind that putting Eastern on the 2007 bond referendum has been advocated by some county commissioners and initially opposed (majority-wise) by the school board.
Posted on May 9, 2007 12:00 PM
Morgan, keep in mind that the statements made by members of both Boards is nothing more than preliminary posturing. You're relatively new here, those crooked smiles on some of the multi-term School Board members come from talking out of both sides of their mouths.
Posted on May 9, 2007 2:08 PM