Additional Changes Approved for the Budget

GCS continues to work toward finalizing the 2009-10 budget

Contact: Laurie Hogan (336) 370-8307
Created: 8/31/2009 3:44:47 PM

The Guilford County Board of Education approved additional changes to the 2009-10 budget during its meeting on Aug. 27. The district anticipates that the budget will be finalized in the next few weeks.

The changes approved are as follows:

• An increase in funding to $338,458.62 for Advanced Placement exams. While Guilford County Schools (GCS) has paid the full cost of AP exams in the past, the cost of the exams will be shared this year with GCS funding 50 percent, Businesses for Excellence in Education funding 25 percent and parents responsible for the remaining 25 percent, or $21.50 per exam. This model was approved by the board at the Aug. 11 meeting, but the dollar amount had to be adjusted.

• $1.1 million for the addition of a minimum of 20 additional teacher positions to account for 10th and 20th day enrollment and class size adjustments.

• Reinstatement of funding for PSAT tests. As a part of a previous cut, the board had approved funding for PSAT tests for 10th-grade students only. An additional $55,200 was approved, and the district will now test 11th-graders as well.

The board will work to allocate an additional $4.9 million and pass the final budget for 2009-10 at an upcoming meeting.

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Guilford County Schools is the third largest school district in North Carolina serving more than 71,000 students at 120 schools. With approximately 10,000 employees, the district’s mission is to graduate responsible citizens prepared to succeed in higher education or the career of their choice. 

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