Are Schools Closing?
THAT IS THE $380K QUESTION
OSD is now projecting a $380K budget deficit on the $182M 2024-2025 budget. This represents 0.2% of the total budget and can be easily overcome with minimal cuts at the Central Administration Office.
This would put the ending fund balance (EFB) at 3%, which would meet district policy requirements.
THE GOAL POSTS KEEP MOVING
Now, the Board is talking of increasing the EFB to 4%.
Besides being completely unnecessary, it would take $1.8M away from our kids by cutting programs and/or services for our schools.
Additionally, despite the March 8, 2024 court ruling that invalidated the Board’s vote to start the process to close schools, the Board has failed to officially stop the closure process.
WE ❤️ ALL SCHOOLS SIGNS SOLD HERE
We now have 65 local businesses standing united in keeping ALL schools open.
SURVEY RESULTS
OSD4ALL received more than 300 responses to our recent survey, with representation from each school in the district. We were pleased to see that 25% of the respondents identified themselves as staff, bringing in a new set of voices that had been previously underrepresented.
The results were resounding; trust in the district is dangerously low and work must be done to rebuild that relationship.
Take a look at the survey summary: English - Spanish
OTHER DISTRICT NEWS
NOW OPEN! OSD New Student Enrollment
OSDEnrollment.com
Countdown to Kindergarten Saturday, April 13, 10:00am
Families will have an opportunity to learn all about transitioning to kindergarten in our district. There will be a brief presentation followed by a period of time to meet and greet school staff, enjoy activities, climb on board a school bus and much more!
Here is the OSD4ALL Solutions Report produced in English and Spanish, along with the solutions discussed at the March 7th School Board working session.
