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School Board's Tentative Budget Is Approved
Careful planning yields an approval for the 2011-2012 school year budget. Find out where the funds are going.
As the school year winds down, a flurry of last-minute details are the top priority for students and teachers alike. Behind the scenes, the Forsyth County School Board has been working hard to calculate and approve a budget to accommodate the 2011-2012 school year.
It was no easy task considering local revenues have dropped 13.6 million from last year. Nonetheless, a $263.3 million dollar budget has been approved thanks in part to careful spending in the past and 6.5 million dollars in leftover grant funds from a federal education jobs funding program.
Notable expenses for 2011-2012 school year include :
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-1,050 New student notebook computers- Cost $688.00 each/ Total: $722,400
-New service contracts with Simplex Grinell and SE Security for strobe sequencing (for security and fire alarms)-Cost total: $180,334
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- Contract with EcoOrchards for new biodegradable lunch trays to replace polystyrene lunch- Cost total: $227,857.50
-Contract with Floor Care Specialists for gym floor resurfacing-Cost total: $17,595
-Contract with Cliff's Fire Extinguisher Company for fire inspection services-Cost total: $68,120
-Renew annual contract with Exterminating Inc-Cost total: $89,975
-Renew annual contract with US Food Service- Cost total: 3,250,000
-Purchase new equipment to upgrade the district's Safari Montage video streaming service to enhance it's current capabilities to accommodate student home-access and mobile device access. The upgrade will increase student achievement and expands their education opportunities.-Cost total: $343,051
These are just a few of the tentative budget expenses approved by the school board. For a detailed list and cost breakdown of all approved expenses and services visit eboardsolutions.
In addition to careful scrutiny over the safest and most cost efficient means for providing the county with superior education resources in a superior environment, the Forsyth County Board of Education's 2011-2012 balanced budget leaves the system with system with $40 in reserves despite a one percent increase (due to new hires and health care benefits) over last year's budget.
