School superintendents not panicking - yet
Local officials: It’s too soon to worry about proposed state aid cuts

By LISA CURTIS and GARY ACHTERBERG - GM Today Staff

May 28, 2009


OZAUKEE COUNTY - Area school officials said it’s far too soon to sound any budgetary alarms about Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposal to trim state aid to schools. Until the governor and the legislature define what those cuts are and put it into writing, it is hard to say what impact the announcement could have, they said.

"Understanding the broader economic issues, it wasn't a surprise," Cedarburg Superintendent Daryl Herrick said of the governor’s proposal. "We were aware that there was a potential for something of this nature to occur."

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This story appeared in The Ozaukee News Graphic on May 28, 2009.