Fiscally responsible school budgeting

Dallastown Area School District Superintendent Stewart Weinberg:

The school budget is an opportunity for the board and the administration to financially describe the academic aspirations for all children. It's the means for a district to implement and follow through on its strategic plan. In strategic plans we find the vision and scope for delivering the educational program. The budget must articulate this vision for academic excellence.

It is imperative that each school district, each year, re-examine all of its revenue sources and expenditures. School districts are primarily funded by local real estate taxes. In Dallastown, nearly 78 percent of revenue sources come from local sources -- 85 percent of which are local real estate taxes. State sources make up about 21 percent; federal and other sources make up the remai

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Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 3, 2010 8:18 AM
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