Saline's 07-08 budget presentation among the best

There can be nothing more boring than a budget presentation if you're not a numbers person. I know because I've sat through quite a few over the years. Budgets are also tough to write about succinctly while at the same time giving the complete picture.

But I have to say that Saline's assistant superintendent for adminisrative services, Tom Wall, gave one of the finest, clearest budget presentations I have ever seen at the June 26 board meeting. It was comprehensive without being overwhelming; compared well the 07-08 budget to the 06-07 budget; and gave excellent insight into the complexity of a district's financial structure. He used pretty pie charts, too!

If you didn't get a chance to see Wall's presentation (and many didn't because attendance was around 15), you can find it in all its PowerPoint glory here.