Oct 20, 2016BoardMeeting
BoardAtlanta Public Schools Budget and Finance Advisory Committee Committee Minutes
The committee discussed strategies to address a potential $25 million budget gap for the FY2018 budget cycle. Key topics included reviewing revenue and expenditure assumptions, identifying cost-saving tools such as school consolidation, reducing school allotment guidelines, and evaluating district practices to start, slow down, or stop. Stakeholders discussed their role in expenditure parameters and the methodology for identifying ineffective programs. The committee was tasked with further discussing these strategies with their communities.