CCS Shows Healthier Budget Forecast
At the most recent Columbus Board of Education meeting, Treasurer Michael Kinneer forecasted that the district would remain solvent through the 2008-2009 school year. This is the direct result of two factors working in the favor of CCS. First, an increased amount of tax money has begun to return to the district as TIF dollars from corporations start to enter the CCS treasury– those monies had previously gone toward local infrastructure. Second, the district had projected 3,000 students would leave for charter schools this year– only 800 have so far. Read the full story here.