Lady Wolverines handle high expectations well B1 THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents CFO: Studies will help Council discusses rats, funding and opioids school district’s planning BY ADRIENNE SARVIS state's general revenue funds
[email protected] would be split among the 46 BY BRUCE MILLS has previously said the two studies could help counties in South Carolina.
[email protected] facilitate the Board of Trustees' decision- Ahead of its 2018-19 budget A funding plan created by making process on whether to close certain process, Sumter County the South Carolina Associa- Given fluctuating overall enrollment trends smaller, low-enrollment schools in the dis- Council continued its discus- tion of Counties states that a in recent years and the lack of a detailed fa- trict. sion regarding the allocation base amount of funding shall cilities' analysis, Sumter School The demographics study will provide a 10- of the local government fund be appropriated to each coun- District administrators believe year forecast of enrollment projections for which members are already ty and that amount will in- two consultants' studies now each of the district's 26 schools, Griner said. guessing will be less than crease — by up to 5 percent under way will provide valuable Templeton Demographics out of Texas will what is needed. of the base amount — as the information for short- and long- conduct that study with an expected comple- Members of the state Ways state's general revenue fund term planning purposes. tion date of March 30. Griner said Templeton and Means Committee think increases.