The Elmore County Board of Education has been intentional about positioning itself for future success, and the district’s Chief Financial Officer Jason Mann has played a key role in the process.
The board started the new year with an increased operations fund balance and millions less to pay toward its debt services, Mann said. In an effort to protect the board’s tax dollars in an uncertain economy, Mann said Superintendent Richard Dennis and the BOE decided to make an effort to retire three outstanding debts.
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