No New Referendum for Eden Prairie Schools
Just last month, the Eden Prairie School board was considering a fall referendum to close the projected budget shortfall of about $5 million. Eden Prairie home owners will be happy to hear that the district has decided that they will wait at least one more year before asking the taxpayers for more money. While the school superintendent is stating that they are expecting a better than expected 2010-11 budget year, I wonder if they have upset enough parents with their school rework plan that they figured they should lay low for a while!
She did say that while a referendum for the fall 2011 is likely, they will not begin discussions until late in 2010. This will give them time to see how their actual budget numbers are coming in. Meanwhile, the district is expected to adopt the existing school budget next week.
The executive director for business services for the Eden Prairie schools said that the better than expected budget for next year could be linked to stabilizing enrollment as many parents have decided to forgo private schools in this weak economy. She also says that the emphasis on the Spanish Immersion School has lured otherwise private school-bound students back into the district. The board has also implemented several cost cutting measures including a pay freeze, which all totaled amounted to a $3 million savings.
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