Collier County School Board members returned to session this week with the goal of adopting a tentative budget, but they’re facing challenges due to delayed “counts” from the state.
Fox 4’s Eric Lovelace breaks down the tentative budget:
Collier County School Board works to finalize budget amid state funding delays
“We typically get it in April, but we are now July 31st,” said John Antonacci, Collier County’s Chief Financial Officer.
Antonacci was referring to Florida’s fourth “count,” a projection of student enrollment that determines state funding allocations. While the district doesn’t anticipate major changes, the delay has complicated their budget planning process.
“It was one of the many concerns we’ve had this budget season, whether it was federal funding being frozen on some grants,” Antonacci said…