(APPLETON, WI) — The Appleton Area School District’s budget deficit keeps getting worse.
The district now estimates it will be $1.3-million to $1.5-million in the red due to less-than-expected state funding for special education.
Director of Finance Holly Burr says reduced rates of funding from the state for special education programs is adding to their deficit for this year.
School Board member Oliver Zornow thinks administrators need to bring those matters to the board before they become a crisis.
The Appleton School District went into the budget year with an estimated 13-million dollar deficit. An additional 15-million dollars a year in property tax revenue approved by voters last month will not go into effect until next year.
