Hillsborough County schools could be out of money by end of June, superintendent says
Aaron Mesmer reports
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County school district could be out of general fund money by the end of June, Superintendent Addison Davis told board members during an eye-opening budget workshop Tuesday.
Davis revealed the financial trouble facing the school district has been building over several years. Systemically, when you have challenges and you expend more than you generate, eventually it catches up to you and this is kind of the situation that we re in, Davis told reporters following the workshop.
The superintendent explained that, while the district has overspent, it hasn t gotten its money s worth; compared to other similarly-sized districts, Hillsborough hasn t met expectations, with 24 schools receiving a D or F grade; other districts have far fewer such schools.