Show Supt Explains Issues In InComing inComing Coming Election By Supt M. M C. C Barnett In presenting the program of the Board of Education in a series ser ser- ies ics of articles it is i impossible to answer all questions or cover er coverall coverall all nIl phases s in the first one It Itis Itis Itis is hoped that you will follow all the articles and not make any definite decisions until all the picture has been presented It is also hoped that you will willI I attend meetings held In y your you o u r l' larea area for fOl the purpose of discussion discussion discus discus- sion lion of ot this topic In preparing the budget for forthe forthe forthe the current year the Board found Cound it necessary to cut needed needed needed need need- ed services supplies and equIpment equipment equip equIp- ment merit by more than This was done by eliminating teachers teachers teachers teach teach- ers reducing money for Cor textbooks textbooks textbooks text text- books reducing Audio Visual aids etc Whenever cuts like these are made it means curI curtailing curtailing cur cur- I tailing the education of t the Ii e children We Ve hoped that if a new finance finance finance fin fin- ance law was written by a n special cial session that we could re restore restore restore re- re store some of the things cutAs cut As you know a new finance law was written and the results so far as our district is concerned are given in the following ta ta- ta bles Old Law 1953 54 Mills Amount C. C R. R U U. 66 Supplemental Leeway Building Fund 20 1330 Debt Service 2 20 0 Transportation Capital 38 Miscellaneous TOTAL New Law 55 1954 Mills l Amount 72 C. C R. R R U. U Supplemental 40 Leeway 34 Building Fund 20 Debt Service 20 Transportation Capital 42 Miscellaneous TOTAL This would indicate that the new law would make available more than was available I last year but the new laws also I make it mandatory fo the District District District Dis Dis- to meet additional ses The Thc net result is given in inthe inthe inthe in the the table below Additional l money available available available avail avail- able from New Law Added expenditures re required required required re- re by new Laws Tax Collection costs Increased Census costs Increased Election Election costs costs Best possible Estimate i iNet Net Gain 2832 This small increase is not sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- to take care of minor requirements of the budget not notto notto notto to m mention restoration of cuts or added things that are needed More information will be given in the next edition I |