The Haysville Times
By Patricia Barkley
The Board of Education held a budget hearing for the 2004-2005 school year budget at the beginning of their regular August 16 meeting. No patrons came forward to speak on the subject, but there were quite a few people in the audience, nonetheless. Assistant Superintendent of Finance Perry McCabe spoke a little about the new budget and provided booklets with more detail. The FTE (Full-Time Enrollment) for the district is expected to go up by about three percent this year, and the mill will increase by .38. That’s the first time in about five years that the budget mill has increased, according to McCabe. However, it will be the enrollment increase that will keep the district out of the red by providing additional funding for all the new students. Continue reading “District to Increase Mill”