Superintendent Miller updates board on budget

Superintendent Miller updates board on budget
District remains fiscally sound despite state economic woes
Superintendent Mick Miller provided the school board an update on the district's budget during Tuesday night's meeting. He said the district's conservative budgeting practices have helped the district build its unrestricted reserves to more than nine percent.

Miller said the district spent down some of its reserves to balance the 2011-12 general fund budget. He said this practice cannot sustain itself over time and administrators will soon begin looking at options for future spending reductions.

He reported the district set aside $200,000 as a contingency for possible midyear state budget cuts for the 2011-12 budget. Last year legislators passed on a nearly $500,000 midyear funding reduction to the district.

Miller said enrollment is up 60 students at elementary, but down slightly in district secondary schools. He said the district will closely monitor enrollment figures the rest of the year and work hard to keep students enrolled.