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.

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