GCS to send $5 million back to state
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
Guilford County Schools will have to send about $5 million back to the state, as a result of mandatory state budget cutbacks and lower-than-expected enrollment growth.
About $2.8 million of that total is due to the decline in state revenue that has forced budget cuts at all state government offices. Between $2 million and $2.3 million will have to go back because Guilford County Schools is about 650 students beneath its projected enrollment for this year, affecting the per-pupil allotment the district receives from the state.
Superintendent Maurice Green said schools are not immune to the economic slowdown, and students will feel the impact of the cuts. However, he said his staff will try to find ways to minimize that impact and plug the hole in the budget.
“In the meantime, we have taken a few steps to give us more flexibility as we make decisions about which cuts to make,” he said. Steps taken so far include a partial hiring freeze and holding back about 25 percent of instructional supply dollars usually allotted to schools.
Public and charter schools across the state will have to send back a total of about $58 million to the state to make up for the budget shortfall. Officials at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools were not immediately available to provide a figure for that district.
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