4 Corners
A Publication of Lauderdale County Schools
Volume IV Issue 1
August 2016
LCSD Remains Strong
The
2016-‐2017
school
year
is
off
to
a
great
start.
Lauderdale
County
Schools
is
fortunate
to
have
outstanding
teachers,
administrators,
and
students.
Equally
important
is
our
commu-‐
nity
support.
As
public
schools
across
our
state
face
great
uncertainty
regarding
funding,
Randy Hodges, Superintendent
we
know
our
people
and
the
communities
we
serve
will
be
the
difference
for
this
district.
As
you
know,
funding
for
schools
is
based
on
enrollment.
As
districts
statewide
see
enrollment
de-‐
cline,
this
means
less
money,
which
directly
impacts
each
of
our
commu-‐
nity
schools.
In
Lauderdale
County,
our
enrollment
is
down
by
200
stu-‐
dents,
which
will
equate
to
approximately
1
million
dollars
less
in
fund-‐
ing
for
the
next
school
year.
As
districts
analyze
the
reasons
for
this
statewide
trend
in
declining
enrollment,
we
Jind
several
contributing
fac-‐
tors,
such
as
the
homeschool
movement,
common
core
and
the
confu-‐
sion
surrounding
it,
increased
mandates,
and
charter/private
schools,
just
to
name
a
few.
Although
we
can
anticipate
some
lean
Jinancial
years
ahead,
Lauderdale
County
School
District
will
survive
because
of
our
out-‐
standing
teachers,
principals,
central
ofJice,
and
support
staff.
We
will
continue
to
keep
our
community
schools
strong
and
our
students
will
continue
to
achieve
at
high
levels.