Odessa school district faces $200,000 budget shortfall

The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, July 24, 2019, preceded by a workshop in the district office where Superintendent Dan Read gave a brief overview of revenues and expenditures budgeted for each of the funds and board goals for the next school year were discussed.

A budget hearing also preceded the open meeting. Read gave a brief overview of the 2019-20 budget proposal, explaining that this year’s budget is tight due to levy reductions and declining student enrollment. Expenditures were budgeted based upon past expenditures with a sm...