ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orange County School District is grappling with budget-busting health care costs this year and a possible deficit of almost $150 million in its employees’ health care fund for next year.
The district had $25 million in the Employee Benefit Trust Fund at the beginning of this school year, and district officials say they plan to put an additional $61 million into the fund to cover this year’s health care costs.
However, the district will face a huge challenge for next year unless it makes big changes to its health care plans…