Introduction

We are a group of concerned parents, educators, teachers, students and taxpayers that are committed to taking back control of the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township from a divided school board. This division started from the actions of four individual board members with personal agendas and whose actions have put our schools in a downward spiral. Their ongoing disregard for board by-laws and state laws, as well as the flippant waste of taxpayer's dollars must be opposed in an effort to Take Back Perry Schools.

Perry Township Approves $1.8M Increase in Budget

The Perry Township School board approved an increase in their operating budget for 2009. An increase of $1,836,418 works out to be an increase of 1.3%. An article in The Spotlight newspaper by Keith Brown gives the details of the meeting and other budget factors that will be facing the township in 2009 because of all the changes and uncertainty tied into the property tax debate issues as well.

The district proposed spending $141,170,074 to serve its more than 14,000 students. That spending level represents a 1.3 percent increase from 2008, with a breakdown as follows:

  • General Fund, $93,457,939.
  • Debt Service, $15,364,048.
  • Capital Projects, $17,439,417.
  • Transportation, $10,856,429.
  • Pension Bond, $2,179,387.
  • Bus Replacement, $667,854.
  • Pre-school–Special Education, $500,000.
  • Repair and Replacement, $205,000.
  • Self Insurance, $500,000.

The district’s budget for 2008 was $139,333,656.

Read the entire article for additional information from the business manager Bob Harris as well as other details on the impact of property tax and other governmental changes that affect school funding.


Posted by Admin on Aug 28 2008 under Issues at Hand, News, School Board, School Board Meeting




One Response to “Perry Township Approves $1.8M Increase in Budget”

  1. carelessfills Says:
    August 30th, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    from article: “The next local step in the approval process is the district’s budget-adoption hearing, set for 6 p.m. Sept. 8 at the district’s education center.

    Since the public’s opportunity to provide input was Monday, there will be no public input during the Sept. 8 meeting.”

    Seems strange that there won’t be any public input at sept 8th public hearing - i thought public input was the purpose of such hearings.

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