{"id":17481,"date":"2017-06-14T13:11:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T19:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=17481"},"modified":"2017-06-14T13:11:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T19:11:36","slug":"balanced-budget-at-public-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=17481","title":{"rendered":"Balanced Budget at Public Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>By Ralph Schaeffer<\/h3>\n<h2><em>Getting struggling students to progress a major goal<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hazelwood2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16929 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/hazelwood2-300x185.jpg?resize=300%2C185\" alt=\"hazelwood2\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Hazelwood School District Monday night presented a proposed balanced budget for the 2017-18 school year that detailed not only budget specifics, but plans to get struggling students on the path to success.<\/p>\n<p>The budget hearing kicked off with a reading intervention update. District officials said that, under the Achieve3000 program, they expect students falling behind in reading to grow \u201cone and a half years per grade level.\u201d The district also hopes that the new program will help decrease the amount of students in Tier 3 ( students reading two grade levels or below what they should).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe program may help for some\u2026but others may need a more intensive program,\u201d said school board member Karlton Thornton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy concern is\u2026is this going to work?\u201d asked board member Mark Behlmann, adding that if it\u2019s more funding sought, he\u2019s assuming this is figured into the budget. \u201cI don\u2019t want to hear it was the kids or teachers (as to why the program would not work)\u2026I want to see our kids progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others were concerned about the program\u2019s reliance on technology. The administration noted that the Achieve3000 program would be online, with computer feedback providing benchmarks and growth goals based on student performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want feedback from a computer,\u201d commented board member Brenda Youngblood.<strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Balanced Budget Presented<\/h2>\n<p>(The following information was provided by the school district public information office)<\/p>\n<p>Steve Chodes, chief financial officer for the Hazelwood School District, proposed a balanced budget for 2017-18 school year during the public hearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled that we have a balanced budget,\u201d said Supt. Nettie Collins-Hart, \u201cI would like to thank the more than 100 community members, staff, and administrators who served on nine budget sub-committees earlier this year. The work of reviewing our comprehensive budget line-by-line was time consuming and tedious, but well-worth the effort. The unintended consequence is that more community members have a better understanding of the budget process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From December 2016 through March 2017, members of the community volunteered to participate on various sub-committees to review areas of the school district\u2019s budget. During two public meetings, each sub-committee proposed recommendations for reducing the budget. After the sub-committees\u2019 work was compiled, it was carefully examined by the District\u2019s CFO and considered throughout the budget process.<\/p>\n<p>A copy of the proposed budget is posted on the District\u2019s website: www.goo.gl\/Vsvlln.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ralph Schaeffer Getting struggling students to progress a major goal \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Hazelwood School District Monday night presented a proposed balanced budget for the 2017-18 school year that detailed not only budget specifics, but plans to get struggling students on the path to success. The budget hearing kicked off with a reading intervention update. 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