Officials with the Kentucky schools say they are not happy with a two percent budget cut for
the current school year and plans for an additional cut for 2012-13.
In a release to superintendents across the state,
KDE officials reported receiving notification from Mary E. Lassiter,
state budget director, that a mid-year budget cut will be necessary.
Calloway County’s allocation of state funding was reported to be cut by $235,237. Superintendent Kennith Bargo, a former coach and principal in Crittenden County, put the cut in perspective during a meeting Tuesday night.
“You can call that five beginning teachers. We can call it three school
buses. We can call it tires for the school bus fleet for a year, a small
storage building ... These are all things this is not going to cover,”
said Bargo. “It means the budget prepared for that year is going to be
at a minimum that (amount) short.”
Bargo said this is the fourth year in a row K-12 education in Kentucky has seen funds reduced in some way.
For the full story, visit the Murray Ledger and Times online.
A report on how the cuts will affect Crittenden County schools can be found in our next issue of The Crittenden Press on Jan. 5.
