Marshall Public Schools confront budget shortfall and graduation rule changes
As the 2011-12 budget deadline nears, MPS faces a 1.1 million deficit even after using 1 million from its cash reserve and cutting expenses. Revenues project at 19.52 million with 20.65 million in expenditures. The board plans to set the 2011-12 budget for June 27. Marshall High School will move from 8-block to 6-period days, lowering graduation credits to 24 for 2012 and shrinking to 21 by 2015, amid calls for state relief and grant funding.