Guilford County Board of Education member Paul Daniels is still scratching his head trying to figure out how GCS is cutting its budget while simultaneously increasing its budget.
Let’s see if chief financial officer Sharon Ozment can explain (unposted):
(Superintendent Mo) Green’s budget includes state funding of $366.5 million, about $18 million more than the current year. Ozment said that increase reflects complicated shifts in spending over the year as well as expected increases in state money for textbooks, custodians and clerical workers.
OK, but I thought draconian cuts in state funding were to be expected as well. But that doesn’t keep the board from discussing bowling clubs at middle and high schools.
Let his be a lesson: there are lots of things to worry about in this world, but school systems not having enough money should never be one of them.
