The budget outlook for the year got a smidgen sunnier Monday night for USD 257 board of education.
Superintendent of Schools Brian Pekarek told members an uptick in student enrollment for Iola schools means the district won’t have to use as much of its reserve cash as previously anticipated.
USD 257 saw an increase of 47 students for the 2011-2012 school year, a full time enrollment increase of 37.6 and a 44.2 increase of weighted FTE — schools receive per pupil aid based on graduated scales for minority, poor or single-parent students.
In June, the board…
