| Perrysburg to try levy in November |
 |
 |
 |
| Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff | |
| Wednesday, 20 June 2012 08:52 | |
However the kind and amount of the levy are still up in the air. "The board has to play Goldilocks and find just the right amount," said Superintendent Tom Hosler during a presentation before the school board at Monday night's meeting. Since 2008, while expenditures by the district have remained generally flat, other important numbers have not. State funding has decreased by 3 percent - or more than $3.8 million - staffing has dropped by more than 6 percent, and the number of students in the district has ballooned by 250, or just over 5 percent. "We've added half of an elementary building to our student population, while reducing" staff by 6.3 percent, said Hosler. Indeed, with these figures, if no levy were to be approved this November, the district would lose $7.6 million, or 20 percent of its annual budget. That would be the equivalent of cutting 117 teaching positions, said Hosler, or eliminating 76 administrative positions - though, he pointed out, the district only has 19 administrators. Hosler noted a number of steps the district has taken in recent years to help keep its head above water, including cutting $3.1 million - and 51 teaching positions - from the budget in 2009, saving nearly $428,500 through changes in employee health plans, and partnering with other districts for transportation to certain events, saving $500,000. Hosler said that the administration will put forth a proposal for the levy next month. While the kind and the amount of the levy are still to be decided, he did note that passing a renewal levy would have the district in deficit spending within 10 months. The matter must be finalized for the ballot by Aug. 7. After the presentation, board member Gretchen Downs commended the administration members for the thought and care they have put into deciding the right levy amount. "I feel like we're doing a very nice job of trying to address this critical need in society," she said of the district as a whole. |
Front Page Stories
| Photographer finds picture perfect career 05/18/2013 | JACK CARLE Sentinel Sports Editor  Elizabeth Lee. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) A passion for photography ha [ ... ] |
Pemberville woman fights incurable disease 05/18/2013 | PETER KUEBECK Sentinel Staff Writer  Karen Williams talks about scleroderma with her husband Charles at their home in Pemberv [ ... ] | Other Front Page Articles | ||
