The USD 447 School Board holds a public hearing to exceed the revenue neutral rate.

 At this month's meeting school board members heard from the one Cherryvale citizen at the meeting who was on hand to comment on the school district's proposed budget. The citizen commented that he felt the district was, in his words, chasing state funds. Superintendent Travis Githens responded in what was a heated yet respectful dialog with the citizen that the district was not chasing funding. Githens said that it's difficult for school districts to build budgets in the spring and summer based on projected enrollment in the fall, especially when enrollment numbers are falling.

Board members voted 4 to 2 in favor of exceeding the revenue neutral rate for this school year, with members Mark Torkelson, Kevin Crain, Gina Booe, and Casey Smith voted yes with Phil Reilly and Jonathan Booe voting no.