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DeKalb School Budget finalized

From the North Druid Hills - Briarcliff Patch: "The DeKalb County Board of Education now has an $8.3 million reserve fund, following a heated debate Thursday evening at the district's headquarters in Stone Mountain.  ... The main points of the budget are:

  •     There are four furlough days on the current calendar; there will be an additional two furlough days for a total of six furlough days, for Central Office and educators.
  •     Additional two students per class, standard and special education classes.
  •     A 1-mill tax increase, which is about $80 on a $200,000 house per year.
  •     Fernbank's budget has been reduced by $1.9 million from its budget of $5 million. it will remain open as a fully functioning science center. [Read more]