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Saving class sizes among budget priorities for School Board
- 01-06-2010
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By James R. Riffel/San Diego News Network
The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Tuesday night developed a list of 14 priorities upon which to base its budget for the next academic year. The district is trying a new budgeting process in reaction to another expected reduction in state funding. “This is not a way out of making devastating cuts but it’s making choices in a clear way,” board President Richard Barrera said. Board members are scheduled to prioritize their list at a meeting next week, then the financial staff will present the costs to the board in February. The process is part of a move from the more traditional baseline budgeting to something closer to a zero-based budgeting system. (more...)
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