Saline elementary students raise $19,000 for technology, classroom expenses
Times are tough for school districts across the state, but students at one Saline elementary school took matters into their own hands to ensure they would receive the best education possible.
Harvest Elementary School
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Students were rewarded for their fundraising efforts with an opportunity to dunk their building principal, Betty Rosen-Leacher, and head custodian, Mike Puckett, in a dunk tank Thursday, the report said.
Read the full story in the Saline Reporter here.
Saline Area Schools faced a structural deficit situation for the current school year, prior to its three employee unions agreeing to significant concessions. The district's fund balance remains a concern of the school board's.
The district projects to have just $1.5 million in its fund equity, or main savings account, by June 2013. The Board of Education has a policy that when the fund balance drops below 5 percent of the district’s operating expenses, a plan must be crafted for replenishing the savings account to at least 5 percent within two years. If the fund balance dips to $1.5 million as expected, that would be about 3 percent of Saline's $48.6 million budget.
Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at daniellearndt@annarbor.com.
Comments
music to my ear
Thu, Oct 25, 2012 : 6:02 p.m.
I think that's great, every little bit helps. what set the district , back was that enormous high school and yes they know that now. that school is the size of part of the mall, and a lot of kids that go there say they freeze in the winter because the school does not want a HUGE heating bill.maybe the high schoolers can hold a fund raiser for that .and dress warm kids.
PaperReader01
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 : 1:45 p.m.
In the red three years in a row and they still don't stop unnecessary spending.
janofmi
Sat, Oct 20, 2012 : 4:22 p.m.
Although the efforts of the children are to be applauded, does anyone else think there is something wrong with this idea. It is pretty awful that cuts in state funding to our schools have made it so that schools cannot afford the things they need to educate out kids.
nickcarraweigh
Fri, Oct 19, 2012 : 10:46 p.m.
That much money from grade school kids is pretty impressive, especially with the way things have been going these past few years in Saline.