Carlton schools budget stays red

Despite making $143,000 in cuts, the Carlton school board faces an approval Monday of a 2020 budget that shows the district $580,809 in the red when comparing expenditures versus revenue.

At a discussion meeting Monday, business manager Renee Eiffler said the budget for next year is still comprised of a “lot of unknowns. We deal with what we know.”

School districts in Minnesota are required to submit a yearly budget by July 1. Eiffler and superintendent Gwen Carmen said there will undoubtedly be amendments to the budget expected to be approved Monday by the board. In the past year, the board a...