This week is a busy one for the Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that’s sure to attract a lot of attention.  Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna will make a presentation about his public schools budget proposal this morning to the committee.  In the current state budget situation, public education — and steps to preserve it — will consume the lion’s share of the committee’s efforts to balance the budget.

College of Southern Idaho President Jerry Beck made a presentation to JFAC on Wednesday. To read the full store, visit here.

The short version: CSI is focusing on growth and carefully watching all its classes, which have grown in size as the college expands and holds off on filling positions to meet budget shortfalls. Everyone’s working harder at CSI, but faculty came forward and asked what could be done to help the college’s budget, Beck said in his presentation.