From the School Board
October 2019
October 2019
2019-2020 Howard-Suamico School District Budget
During our annual meeting last month,
community members received a detailed review of the school district’s 2019-2020
budget and voted to adopt it as presented. During the meeting on October 21,
the Board of Education approved a total tax levy of $28,248,522, which supports a district budget of $87,410,185 – a decrease
of 2.17% as compared to the
previous year.
This levy will result in the school’s portion
of our property taxes remaining stable at $9.19;
significantly below the state’s average levy. This budget, just as in year’s
past, establishes that we continue to value innovation, investing in our staff,
driving academic performance for every student.
Board members have engaged in continuous
legislative advocacy efforts, specifically pertaining to the State’s biennium
budget, which positively impacted the students of the Howard-Suamico School
District.
The low revenue ceiling increase - a main
focus of the Board’s advocacy efforts - especially for a low-spending district
like ours, made a tangible impact. For the first time in over a decade, our
District will see a net increase in our overall revenue limit. Our overall
revenue limit has increased by just over $2,000,000.
This is due to an adjustment to $9,700 per pupil for the lowest spending
districts across the State coupled with our District’s first increase in
resident students in over 5 years.
For more information about the Howard-Suamico School District
budget please visit our website at www.hssdschools.org, or for additional
information regarding this article, contact school board member Vanessa
Moran at (920) 246-3999 or vanemora@hssdschools.org.
