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SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES SUPERINTENDENT CARVALHO’S PROPOSED BUDGET PROTECTING TEACHERS, THE CLASSROOM, TAXPAYERS MIAMI – The Miami-Dade School Board approved a budget proposal by Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho for the 2014-2015 school year. This budget protects teachers and the classroom with an increase in school spending of $43 million and a reduction in administrative spending of $5 million, down 57 percent since 2008. The budget protects taxpayers by lowering the tax rate and continues to expand Exceptional Student Education (ESE) support and parental choice options in addition to protecting the economic viability of the school system. Carvalho credited the school district’s strong financial position to careful debt service management. “This is a budget that serves students, parents and the community,” said Carvalho. “It maximizes learning opportunities for students and protects the taxpayer by lowering the tax rate.” In a nutshell, the Budget will:
What this budget does not do is harm elective programs, reduce district reserves, increase tax millage, or reduce athletics and after-school activities. “Protecting teachers and advancing the needs of our students are the values that define the budget approved by this Board,” said School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman. A final budget hearing will be held September 3, 2014. # # # 14-DGD/013/HD
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