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Yankton School Board Approves Current Year Budget

Yankton School Board Approves Current Year Budget

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The Yankton School Board officially adopted their budget for the current school year at their meeting last night.
Business Manager Jason Bietz says they ended the last school year almost on balance…………

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Bietz says the new budget is close to balance by using two additional funding sources…………

The general fund plans to spend just under fifteen million dollars.

Bietz says while state aid was cut in 2011, the funding balance from the state has also changed………

The district added soccer as a sanctioned sport this fall, and also rehired librarians for all four elementary schools.

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