With a deep dip into savings, Sitka schools pass ’22 budget
The Sitka School Board has passed a budget for schools next year, balanced by dipping deeper into savings than usual. Community Schools will be dormant for the year.
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With $1 million in relief funding likely, Sitka’s schools look for gain without pain
The Sitka School District should be in good financial shape next year. But the district administration is cautious about leaning too heavily on relief funding that -- once the pandemic crisis has passed -- won’t be coming around anymore.
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Pandemic-caused enrollment dip could spell a loss of $700K for Sitka’s schools
A dip in enrollment due to the pandemic could have financial consequences for the Sitka School district, if the numbers don’t improve in October. Even with significant CARES Act funding the district may still fall over $700,000 short this year.
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Opting for full staffing, Sitka School Board passes $21 million budget
The Sitka School Board Wednesday night (4-22-20) passed a $21 million-dollar budget for next year, after agreeing to hold off on any major staff cuts until absolutely necessary. Board members decided that cutting an elementary position to restore counseling jobs at Blatchley and Pacific High wasn't a palatable trade.
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Sitka School District’s ‘nice deficit’ will call for some tough decisions in the near future
The Sitka School District is within $700,000 of having a balanced budget for the next school year -- a significant contrast from the budgeting picture this time last year. A member of the public referred to it as “the nicest deficit we’ve had in several years.”
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