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Hillsboro School District offers help understanding school finances

Published: Monday, June 14, 2010, 4:58 PM Updated: Monday, June 14, 2010, 5:12 PM

Wendy Owen, The Oregonian
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As Hillsboro School District prepares a draft of cuts for the 2010-11 school year, it released abudget primer for folks to better understand district finances.

The information spells out where the district has been and where it's going.

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In addition to the 2009-10 budget and the coming year's budget, the district offers a 12-page retrospective dating back to its birth as a unified district in 1996.

For those with little time, or a short attention span, there's a two-page "Budget Situation in a Nutshell" as well as a question and answer section. Don't worry, there's also a glossary of financial terms.

Last week, the Hillsboro School Board approved a $176 million general fund budget for the coming