Our Board held its monthly workshop meeting tonight. Here's a recap of the issues discussed:
The Board received a budget update (.pdf) for the current fiscal year budget. The budget revisions show that Spring Branch will send $19 million to the State this year due to Robin Hood.
In addition, we received a report from the Calendar Committee with a recommendation for the 2007-2008 calendar (.pdf). The recommendation follows months of meetings, including 2 public meetings, and a community and staff survey. The survey showed broad community support for Calendar A (.pdf) (79%), while the staff survey resulted in an exact split with 613 votes for Calendar A and 613 votes for Calendar B (.pdf).
As you have read, the 79th Legislature mandated that school start no earlier than the fourth Monday of August, which falls on August 27, 2007, for next school year. (You can go to this prior post to see the differences between the 2 calendars that were proposed). For more information, please go to the District's calendar information page on the District's website.
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