District 308 Narrows Budget Deficit to $3.8 Million
District will delay in hiring of some staff and delay purchase of new textbooks.
Four weeks ago the Oswego School District 308 Board released a budget for Fiscal Year 2013 that contained a $5.5 million deficit. That amount has been narrowed to $3.8 million, Superintendent Matthew Wendt announced at Monday night's board meeting. In fact, Wendt said the budget deficit had actually started at just over $7.5 million, but several weeks of effort in July and August had decreased it to the $5.5 million presented in the original draft. Wendt said “bold moves” were made to decrease the budget by $1.7 million. “We’re really doing a great job of cutting where we need to, but not affecting the classroom, which is key,” he said. The cuts include: “Not to say we don’t need new textbooks,” said Wendt, “but we need also understand …
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4:21 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
Really late in the game here, but I live a 1/2 mile from the Wolf's Crossing/Benarcik intersection and know it quite well. My child does not go there. That intersection is absolutely crazy. There is no way children could cross there even with crossing guards. There is also no way to accommodate pick up and drop off cars. No room. All you have to do is drive through there a few times and you will … more ›