Still No Budget

The General Assembly met for two days this week and made little progress toward ending the budget impasse. Will they meet the June 30th deadline or extend the budget on a monthly basis? I guess we will have to stay tuned to see. Governor Quinn continues to change his mind daily about his priorities and is not exerting any positive influence on the proceedings. In the mean time, the fiscal years ends next week and we, as many school districts, have not received the third or fourth quarter state aid payments for Mandated categorical programs such as special education and transportation. This could lead to a revenue shortfall of over $300,000 for us. Not a pretty picture in a very strange year. Stay tuned..

Summer Thoughts

School is out for the summer. Summer school has begun and is moving along smoothly with a full enrollment. Summer workshops for teachers are underway also. The cleaning of buildings and building repairs are already well underway. End of the year reports are being processed and submitted to Springfield. This is a busy time of the year but it is a different type of busy than when students are present.

There is still no action of any type to deal with the state fiscal crisis and deficit which is now said to exceed $11 billion for next year. Politicians are posturing and hiding, doing everything they can to avoid dealing with the issue and having to take a stand that might poorly reflect on them during the November elections. This is a great state!

In the mean time, we continue to prepare for the coming school year with the resources and information we have at this time knowing that anything and everything can change in a moment. I hope that the summer is a time of rest and relaxation for you and yours.