Fuentes seeks budget increase for fine arts

A $60,000 budget increase is the amount Fuentes Elementary leaders feel is needed to further the goal of becoming a fine arts focused campus.

The request, given to the district Feb. 18, calls for Fuentes to receive $80,000 for its fine arts programs in fiscal year 2020. Hays CISD officials begin crafting its budget for FY 2020 in March.

Regina Butcher, Fuentes Elementary principal, said $20,000 budgeted for fine arts programs in FY 2019 was a “great starting place,” but the monies were spread thin in some areas. Officials at the school think that amount is what it “will cost to truly integrate the arts into our curriculum.”