Chief Financial Officer Mitsi Corcoran said school officials are concerned that there will not be enough money if a larger influx of students across the state return to classrooms or opt to take a state-funded voucher to attend a private school.
The district is anticipating roughly $371 million in state and local funding for operations this year, a reduction of $1.5 million compared to last year.
Once all the calculations are complete, the district will be receiving roughly $86 less per student this year than they did last year, Corcoran said.
Property owners will pay a slightly lower tax rate for school district taxes next year, as the annual required local effort millage rate is being reduced from 3.711 to 3.553 mills. A mill is equal to $1 for every $1,000 of a property s taxable value.
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Sarasota schools mask rule to remain intact
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Masks are most here to stay for the final three weeks of the Sarasota County School District year, but the School Board will review a policy at its next board meeting that could make masks optional in schools by July 1.
During a Tuesday workshop and subsequent board meeting, the School Board held what will probably be the final discussion on the board s mask policy for this year, with board members Bridget Ziegler and Karen Rose pushing to make the mask requirement optional. I want to see masks be optional as soon as possible, Ziegler said, adding that she had been pushing for a plan to scale back the plan since February and was not disregarding the amount of disruption that such a change could cause with just three weeks left of school.