SOUTH WHIDBEY: School Board votes to extend budget

Luisa Loi reports from the South Whidbey School Board’s business meeting of Aug. 28, 2024 for the South Whidbey Record.

During a meeting on Wednesday, the South Whidbey School District Board of Directors voted to petition the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to allow the district to increase the expenditures for the 2023-24 school year by $550,000.

The need came from the addition of an inclusive transitional kindergarten program, set to kick off in September, and the addition of paraeducators over the course of the year, according to Director of Finance Paul Field.

The additional expenses, according to the budget extension resolution, will be covered by the general fund cash/fund balance and anticipated revenues.

They Said It

“I just see this as the district adapting through the school year to changing conditions,” Board Member Joe Greenheron said.