Vacaville's school budget approved
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Vaca's school budget approved
By Megan Lloyd-Jones/Reporter Intern
In a unanimous vote, the Vacaville Unified School District board approved the final 2005-06 budget at its meeting Thursday night. The spending plan was only slightly modified from June's projected budget.
John Niederkorn, deputy superintendent for administrative services, said the only noticeable difference was an additional $923,684 allocated to funding teachers' pensions provided in the state budget. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to shift the financial responsibility of funding teachers' pensions from the state onto individual districts failed.
Due to the governor's promise to continue to fund teachers' pensions, the money that the district had set aside for the pensions was able to be put toward increasing teachers' salaries by 1 percent and back into the district's general fund.
Board members seemed content with the approved budget and praised Niederkorn on his conservatism.
"This is a budget debt we can be proud of," said board member Michael Kitzes. "We were in very bad shape and had to make tough decisions."
However, Niederkorn warned the board that there are still concerns and uncertainties regarding the financial state of the district due to a continued decline in student enrollment.
"We cannot relax, we cannot rest," Niederkorn said. "We are not in a stable situation, our enrollment is not stable."
Superintendent John Aycock also brought to the board's attention a California Charter School application signed by a nonprofit organization, New Life Leadership, which would contract with an education management organization called EdFutures Inc., headquartered in Carlsbad.
While a public hearing about the possibility of adding a charter school to the district must be held in 30 days, Aycock said he would like to hold a meeting by Sept. 1 to raise questions and concerns to the board.
Trustee Jay Yerkes said he would need to learn more about the details involved in approving a new charter school. After researching contractor EdFutures Inc., he said he had a number of concerns.
"I do have some grave concerns about funding, the background, the history and the purpose of EdFutures," Yerkes said.
Vaca's school budget approved
By Megan Lloyd-Jones/Reporter Intern
In a unanimous vote, the Vacaville Unified School District board approved the final 2005-06 budget at its meeting Thursday night. The spending plan was only slightly modified from June's projected budget.
John Niederkorn, deputy superintendent for administrative services, said the only noticeable difference was an additional $923,684 allocated to funding teachers' pensions provided in the state budget. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to shift the financial responsibility of funding teachers' pensions from the state onto individual districts failed.
Due to the governor's promise to continue to fund teachers' pensions, the money that the district had set aside for the pensions was able to be put toward increasing teachers' salaries by 1 percent and back into the district's general fund.
Board members seemed content with the approved budget and praised Niederkorn on his conservatism.
"This is a budget debt we can be proud of," said board member Michael Kitzes. "We were in very bad shape and had to make tough decisions."
However, Niederkorn warned the board that there are still concerns and uncertainties regarding the financial state of the district due to a continued decline in student enrollment.
"We cannot relax, we cannot rest," Niederkorn said. "We are not in a stable situation, our enrollment is not stable."
Superintendent John Aycock also brought to the board's attention a California Charter School application signed by a nonprofit organization, New Life Leadership, which would contract with an education management organization called EdFutures Inc., headquartered in Carlsbad.
While a public hearing about the possibility of adding a charter school to the district must be held in 30 days, Aycock said he would like to hold a meeting by Sept. 1 to raise questions and concerns to the board.
Trustee Jay Yerkes said he would need to learn more about the details involved in approving a new charter school. After researching contractor EdFutures Inc., he said he had a number of concerns.
"I do have some grave concerns about funding, the background, the history and the purpose of EdFutures," Yerkes said.
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