West Fork Prepares For New School Year In Spite Of State Indecision

The West Fork Community School Board approved a tentative budget for fiscal year 2015/16 during their regular meeting on Monday, March 16.

     "There's no hard and fast budget set right now due to the fluctuations we may see with allowable growth," said Superintendent Darrin Strike.

     Due to uncertainty in Des Moines about the amount of allowable growth the district will receive, the budget may be changed. Currently the budget is calculated to anticipate 4% allowable growth for schools, which would result in a levy rate of $11.34 per thousand in the district.

     Ultimately the amount of allowable growth may end up anywhere between 0% and 6%, however even if the school were given less than 4% allowable growth, it wouldn't necessarily cause the levy rate to increase.

    Read the full article in the March 19 edition of the Press.

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