What Have We Been Up To?

• 06/12/03 Final updates have been completed and the budget goes to the board for a vote tonight. This site was created to showcase the "preliminary" budget, but you can view the summary of what goes to the board for a vote by clicking on the Summarized Information link above and following the link for the Revised Budget Summary 6/12/03
• 05/8/03 Final updates and changes have been made to the PRELIMINARY BUDGET website. Based upon information available at this time, the district is faced with a 4.36% tax increase to help offset a $3,468,023 difference between Revenues and Expenditures. This small tax increase is predicated on using close to 2.4 million dollars of our Fund Balance to aid in balancing the budget. The FINAL BUDGET will be presented and voted upon at our School Board meeting on June 12, 2003. Significant changes may be made to the preliminary budget in the next few weeks as more detailed and accurate information becomes available.
• 05/2/03 Various changes and updates have been made as we approach the deadline for the Preliminary Budget. All information has been updated with charts and graphs showing the budget at this point in time. Further refinement will occur in the next few weeks as more information becomes available.
• 04/13/03 Changes to various accounts were made while reviewing current information. Preliminary figures were entered for benefits and insurances. Debt Service has been updated and Salaries have been calculated based upon current information.
• 03/31/03 More information has been added to the Debt Service section to show a history of our Bond Issues. Other information has been added under the Tax Worksheets section to help explain our Clean and Green Program situation. Revisions have been made to the Transportation budget.
• 03/10/03 New charts have been added to the new section was added to the Trends section of the website. View the additions by following the links under the Main Highlights section.
• 03/7/03 A new section was added to showcase some trends that are affecting the budget. View the additions by following the links under the Main Highlights section. New detailed budget links have been activated under the Administrative Budget area.
• 02/28/03 The most recent update for the long range maintenance plan was updated in the Administrative Budget area. The detailed budgets have also been added for all academic departments on the Department Budget area.
• 02/26/03 Summaries and details of all Buildings were submitted and updated on the Website.
• 02/24/03 Summaries and details of most of the Buildings and Administrative Areas were submitted and added to the Website.
• 02/13/03 Summary and details of the Health Budget and the Transportation Budget were added to the Administrative Budget area. The building budget for Pequea Elementary came in early and has been posted.
• 02/06/03 Summary and details of the Athletic Department were added to the Administrative Budget area. The building budget for Eshleman Elementary came in early and has been posted.
• 01/15/03 Summary and details of the Differentiated Supervision and InService programs were added to the Administrative Budget area
• 01/13/03 Summary and details of the Long Range Maintenance Plans were added to the Administrative Budget area
• 01/08/03 Website link enabled from the Penn Manor Home Page.
• 11/25/02 Initial work on this website was started.