Question

You are the budget director of a small school district that has a budget of $10 million and serves 2,500 children in six schools: three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The school district receives its budget from the state, and state officials have told you that the state is running a deficit and the school budget is being cut by $250,000. The state provides the revenue; however, the school district does have a partnership with a foundation that provides funding for innovative and supportive programs. What part of the budget would you first examine? Why? After that examination, what would you cut? Why?

Answer 1

Ans 1) The first and foremost part of the budget to be examined would be the infrastructure facilities. The infrastructure development and maintenance of the schools is very important.

Ans 2) The schools may make the efforts to decrease the expenses like telephone, electricity, etc. Few additional facilities of the staff may be withdrawn for reducing the expenses.