Williams Says He’s Got a Balanced Budget

Superintendent Creg Williams told reporter Steve Giegerich of the Post-Dispatch that he has prepared a balanced budget and it is ready for the board’s approval.

That revelation is buried at the end of a story in today’s paper about a court ruling that the state does not owe St. Louis Public Schools $120 million relating to the voluntary desegregation program.

At their last meeting, the Board of Education rejected Williams’ proposed 2006-2007 budget which added nearly $4 million to the estimated $50 million debt the district is projected to face by the end of next year.