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The Summit School District Board of Education unanimously approved the proposed 2021-22 budget during a special meeting Wednesday, June 23.
Kara Drake, the district’s chief finance officer, said one of the first steps in creating the budget is determining the guiding principles for the school year. This year’s guiding principles are as follows:
To align resources with Summit School District goals, targets and priorities.
To allocate resources to support and maximize instructional time based on student achievement and need.
To determine staffing based on positions needed and not individual people.
To achieve a balanced budget.