The Fayette

County Board of Education tentatively approved a $141 million budget for

the 2003 fiscal year at a called session Tuesday.

The budget

is a $5 million increase from last year, which comes mostly in the form

of personnel. The budget is balanced and is only a 4-percent increase

over last year's budget.

Comptroller

Jim Stephens told the board that no programs would have to be cut, which

is a striking difference from most school systems seeking a balanced budget.

There are some things and some hires that the school system will not be

able to do this year, though none were mentioned specifically, but the

student-teacher ratio will be maintained and the programs that were in

place last year will remain as well.

The board members

were very pleased with the budget and the efforts that went into balancing

it. The budget will be advertised in the county's legal organ and should

be approved at the next regularly scheduled board meeting June 17.

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