Flint School District

A plan to outsource more jobs is the latest attempt by Flint Community Schools in its attempt to cut a budget deficit of more than $20 million. According to ABC 12, starting next school year, substitute teachers, tech works, safety advocates and even athletic coaches will be hired by outside companies...

The Genesee Intermediate School District has filed a lawsuit against the Flint School District over a disputed $8.6 million in tax money that was meant for a different purpose. The funds were supposed to be used for vocational training and auditors have said that it was improperly spent on general operations for the financially troubled district...

At Wednesday night's Flint School Board meeting, the board voted to lay off 12 teachers, five para-pros and three non-instructional staff members, as they continue to chip away at a $10.4 million deficit. The financially troubled district has a state approved deficit elimination plan they are following...

At their meeting on Wednesday night, the Flint School Board voted to lay off more than 250 non-instructional staff as they attempt to reduce a $10 million budget deficit. According to WNEM, non-instructional staff includes clerical, maintenance, secretaries, food service and school safety employees...

At its Monday night meeting, the Flint School Board approved 91 layoffs to teachers and staff as part of its deficit elimination plan. According to WNEM, the district expects roughly $8 million in revenue to cover costs for the 2014-15 school year...

Flint schools gained students on Wednesday, its annual count day. This after many years of declines in enrollment. According to MLive, Flint schools were up 44 students since last October. State funding is directly tied to the number of students in districts and Flint has climbed back up to slightly over 7,100 students, but still down significantly from the 2012-13 school year...

I don't know if a commercial during The Bachelor would convince me to change schools. But the Flint School District is spending $15,000 on advertising, hoping it will help them hold onto most of the $13.5 million in state funding they already receive.

The Michigan Department of Education has signed off on the Flint School District's deficit elimination plan. According to MLive, the Department of Education said Tuesday it approved the district's plan to eliminate a nearly $16 million deficit...

The Flint School Board approved a deficit elimination plan at their meeting on Thursday night. According to WNEM, Interim Superintendent Larry Watkins said the plan puts the district on track to have a $400,000 budget surplus by the end of fiscal year 2016...

The Flint School District has less than one week to pay $4.7 million it owes the state employee pension system or the state could withhold student aid. According to MLive, the money is due after the district started making partial payments to the Michigan Public Employees Retirement System in January...