MANSFIELD — Teachers, staff and community members sat in stunned silence at Monday night’s Mansfield Board of Education meeting. After an hour-long, closed-door session, the Mansfield City Schools board voted 5-0 to approve a plan to cut $5.3 million from next year’s operating budget and submit it to the state. The board then voted to end […]
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Mansfield City Schools operating levy set at 5.6 mills
MANSFIELD — The combined income-and-property tax issue proposed by Mansfield City Schools for this year’s ballot now has a clear price tag for voters. The board of education voted Tuesday to finalize ballot language for the levy with a property tax rate of 5.6 mills. Voters will decide the fate of the new levy on […]
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Mansfield Schools deficit persists but gap is decreasing
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools Treasurer Tacy Courtright said the district’s finances are improving, in part due to the most recent biennial state budget. Courtright presented the district’s November five-year forecast during a meeting earlier this month. Public school treasurers are required by the state to submit two five-year forecasts a year. These forecasts provide an […]