CGESD leaders say new budget overcomes revenue shortfall
by Rodney Haas | Casa Grande Dispatch
Thomas Wohlleber via Casa Grande Dispatch
The writing was on the wall last fall when the first student enrollment numbers started trickling in.
The numbers indicated a declining enrollment, which also meant a cut in state funding — causing a $1.2 million budget shortfall the Casa Grande Elementary School District faced going into the 2019-20 school year.
That prompted Chief Financial Officer Tom Wohlleber and Superintendent JoEtta Gonzales to brainstorm and meet with staff to figure out how to close the deficit.
