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Budget Services
Community Meetings on the Budget Crisis
Parents, Duval County Public Schools employees and all taxpayers are invited to
Community Meetings that will examine the school district’s anticipated $170
million budget shortfall for the 2009-10 school year and its potential impact on
schools.
Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals will explain:
- How public education is funded
- How funding has changed and dropped in recent
years
- The truth about lottery funding
- What DCPS has done, what DCPS is doing to cut
costs
- Shortfall projections for 2009-10
- What cuts the shortfall forces on DCPS
- What parents, employees and taxpayers can do to
help
All meetings begin at 6
p.m. (with the exception of Fletcher, see below). Dates and locations are:
Wed., Feb. 11, at 7
p.m., Fletcher High, 700 Seagate Ave., Neptune
Beach
Mon., Feb. 23, Wolfson High, 7000 Powers Ave., Jacksonville
Tues., Feb. 24, Ribault High, 3701 Winton Dr., Jacksonville
Wed., Feb. 25, Ed White High, 1700 Old Middleburg
Rd., Jacksonville- Thurs., March 5, Sandalwood High, 2750 John Prom
Blvd., Jacksonville
Download community meeting
flyers here.
The latest information about the budget shortfall is
available via the home page of our District Web site. Go
to
www.duvalschools.org and click on the “Budget
Information” link.
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