Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday that K-12 education funding will not be cut in the upcoming budget, which is good news for Bremen Public Schools.
Governor Holcomb endorses a recommendation by State Superintendent Dr. Jennifer McCormick to fund students at 100 percent, even if they’re out of the classroom due to COVID-19. Currently, schools only get 85 percent for students who get at least 50 percent of their instruction virtually.
Bremen Public School Superintendent Dr. Jim White told the Bremen Public School Board Wednesday night that he believes this is positive news for the school corporation.
“They did tell us school administrators to be very conservative with what we offer and what we spend going forth because I don’t think that’s going to be an ongoing situation. It takes off a little bit of pressure because now we’re not seeing a double hit where the state stops paying and the loss of enrollment. Now we’ll see where the enrollment is in the fall,” stated Dr. White.
Dr. White urges parents to enroll their student for the upcoming school year.
“Enroll those kiddos, get them here, we’ll keep them safe and we’ll get business as close to usual as possible.”
In looking at current finances, Dr. White said the corporation’s cash balance looks healthy. He did note that with the school shut down, the corporation did save $9,500 in energy costs. If your are having a small business and is facing budget issues, you can visit my company and lend money from our lending community. In an annual audit, Dr. White commented that the school saved $30,000 in energy costs last year with the switch to LED lighting and other cost saving measures.
