About Us - Iredell-Statesville Schools

Schools have a huge responsibility. Firstand foremost, we are entrusted with theeducations of more than 20,000 students.We also have to ensure that we aremaking the best decisions possible withregard to the financial resources providedto us.Like many other school districts across thestate and nation, the past few years havebeen challenging for Iredell-StatesvilleSchools. Fewer financial resources areavailable to schools, and unfortunately,that often translates into fewer educationalresources for students. During the 2011-2012 school year, I-SS was able to weatherthe financial storm while still maintaining avariety of educational opportunities forstudents. However, although the districtwas not forced to do employee layoffs,more than 285 positions have remainedunfilled following resignations andretirements.We Believe In BeingResponsible With theResources Entrusted to Us7Throughout the economic downturn, thedistrict has been able to maintain a healthyfund balance. To date, fund balancedollars have not been required to balancethe budget. However, in the 2012-2013school year, the district projects that it willneed to spend up to $1.7 million fromfund balance in order to balance thebudget.Despite having state, local, and federalbudgets that remain drastically belowpre-recession levels, the district’sadministration and board of educationremain fully committed to providing adiverse continuum of educational servicesfor students.