The November meeting of the Board of Education
launched the 2012-13 budget process. Assistant Superintendent Dan Carlin
presented the latest
enrollment projections, showing that the K-12
population is holding steady. In addition, Mr. Carlin reviewed what we
know about fixed costs and reviewed the implications of the new tax cap,
which limits school levy growth to 2% or the annual increase in the
CPI, whichever is less. Certain expenditures are exempt from the cap,
such as capital projects, and local communities may override the cap
with 60% voter approval. Mr. Carlin's presentation can be found
here.
The Superintendent's budget will be presented at a workshop on February 4.
