A $78,576 shortfall in the 2009-10 budget was discussed by the Las Animas School Board at their meeting on June 16.
"It was a very healthy discussion," said Superintendent Scott Cuckow.
The beginning fund balance for the district is $1,092,648, with revenues totaling $4,322,693 for a total of $5,415,341.
Expenditures for the district are $4,387,263 and appropriated contingency funds are $1,028,078, for a total of $5,429,347.
The ending fund balance is $1,014,072.
Expenditures include instruction, pupil services, instructional staff, general administration, school administration, business support services, operation and maintenance, pupil transportation and lunch fund subsidies.
The school board is conducting a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. June 25 to address the preliminary budget. The meeting will be conducted in the middle school commons area.
For more on the school board meeting, see this week's Bent County Democrat
