Operational Funding Solutions in the COVID-19 Era

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Operational Funding Solutions in the COVID-19 Era
By Anne Noble
MANAGING DIRECTOR
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY


COVID-19 has created significant obstacles for school districts this year. Finding ways to deliver quality education services and needed nutritional assistance while sheltering at home has occupied a significant amount of school administrators’ time, energy and efforts.

While these necessities have been at the forefront of district needs, lurking in the shadows have been concerns about how COVID-19 will impact districts financially. It is a given that the State of Illinois’ financial resources are being negatively impacted. While the full extent of the impact is not yet known; one has to be concerned about how that might funnel down to local school districts.