School board agenda Thursday proposes changes to budget

One reason for the reductions is sales tax leveling off after six years of growth

Cutting five to six million dollars over the next two years will be the focus of the first Natchitoches Parish School Board meeting of the year. The reasons for the reductions are sales tax is leveling off after six years of growth, ESSR indirect cost funding is ending in September this year, there has been a consistent student count reduction over the past 10 years, teachers formerly referred to …