SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - The Saginaw School District has approved a budget that turns its athletic department into a self-funded department.
The Saginaw News reports (https://bit.ly/MgiadM ) the Board of Education approved a budget Thursday for the 2015-2016 school year as part of efforts to prevent a state takeover of the financially troubled district. The budget is projected to save $5.3 million.
Superintendent Carlton Jenkins says the district has “a chance to save ourselves.”
The district has an $81 million annual budget and a projected shortfall of $32 million over five years, from 2011 to 2016. In 2011, the state began financial oversight of the district and required deficit-elimination plans to correct overspending by 2016.
The board cut the $457,000 athletic budget. The district earlier approved some school closings as part of a cost-cutting effort.
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Information from: The Saginaw News, https://www.mlive.com/saginaw
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