Show more than a million A breakdown of expenditures In Grand county school district during the past fiscal year as shown In the annual annual an an- nual financial statement appearing this week shows that thal roughly one million minion dollars Is the annual requirement requirement require require- ment for operation of our school system This figure Is of course exclusive of any building expenditures made with funds provided through bonding I i I Budget announcements showed us earlier this year I that expenditures during the current year ar will be around 20 percent higher than during the year just accounted for Careful analysis of the eX expenditures C shows very ry little to be critical of In simple words the job of educating educating educating edu edu- cating more than 2000 students each year costs coats money and the CO costs are going to increase as present critical needs ore are f filled Fortunately th the district Is experiencing rising property pro pro- perty berty values each year which makes the increase in budget not as critical as asp it might be if the valuation picture was wasa a stable one In In all aU phases of governmental growth in Grand county county coun coun- ty during the past boom decade none has been more difficult lt than the tho growth in schools Comparing the system m of 1950 with 1960 or 1963 results in unbelievable findings The Thep period of growth has not been easy but SUrprise quality of the school system has hag remained high in spite of teacher shortages and double sessions I There are still remaining many unfilled school needs 1 A study committee now looking into the Grand county school system will we are sure testify to the deplorable conditions in physical plants in some of the county's schools The end at least of boom growth however may be bein bein in sight With a little more effort on the part of school officials and taxpayers critical needs can be solved one and future needs taken care of as they arise The close attention of all aU residents of the tho county to the findings of the current study committee whatever they might be is ts strongly urged I |