2009-05-25
13:20:33
The Northwest Catholic District School Board is out with a balanced budget.
Revenues and expenditures total more than 16 and a half million dollars.
Director of Education Mary-Catherine Kelly says they balanced the budget, despite a number of challenges that stood in their way.
"Despite a $122 thousand reduction in the transportation funding, our transportation costs are anticipated to rise by about $28 thousand next year," said Kelly. "This is the primarily the result of some increased costs associated with our noon hour transportation because our board does continue to offer the lunch hour kindergarten transportation and our administration and our board continue to support that initiative."
Textbook and classroom expenditures will decrease by $6,000 in response to a grant reduction of $151 thousand.
Trustees will vote on the budget June 20.
