The Lincoln Parish School Board last night adopted the district’s budget for fiscal year 7/1/22 through 6/30/23. Total projected revenues are estimated to be about $108 million with expenditures estimated at about $97 million.
See here the budget summary.
About 75% of the expenditures are for personnel salary and benefits.
The revenues and expenditures are about 10% greater than that of 2021-2022.
District Business Manager Juanita Duke told the board that there would be a surplus at the end of the year.
Said Duke, “So the total of all funds combined we’re estimating projected ending fund balance of $51.2 million as of the end of June, 2023.”
Doris Lewis reported on personnel changes, which was somewhat lengthy. This is normal during summer break, with reassignments, promotions, and retirements.
District Chief Academic Officer Dana Talley gave an extensive report on math and english proficiency statistics, focusing on changes since 2019, prior to the covid school shutdowns.
English proficiency has actually increased slightly, according to the index.
See here the tabulations.
Algebra proficiency is relatively steady, but geometry scores have declined significantly.
See here the tabulations.
Said Talley, “With a lot of the kids who are scoring unsatisfactorily, we’re having issues with attendance and potentially discipline.”