Hopefully by the end of March, we'll be able to flood Tallahassee with the information we need to get into the hands of our legislators. Since the governor's proposed budget was released in January, the Florida Department of Education has revised its growth projections for Volusia for next school year, up to 710 new students, said Tim Huth, deputy superintendent of Volusia schools. The governor has not amended his proposal to reflect the updated projections, but is expected to release a revised budget recommendation before the start of the legislative session a week from today, Huth said. District officials hope that proposed budget will reflect the state's new projections, he said. On the other issue, Huth said Volusia has been below the state average for per-student funding for the last 10 years.
Educators here think the state's formula is unfair.
The cost of educating a child in Volusia County is the same as in Seminole County or Orange County. The cost of a textbook is the same. It makes it very difficult for us to have less funding.