Schools dip into general funds for ESL

Although funding has increased, some county school districts are finding it necessary to take money from their general funds to finance English as a Second Language or Limited English Proficiency classes. Fort Wayne Community Schools is expected to dip into its general fund during the 2007-08 school year to balance a decrease in its ESL funding, said Kathy Friend, FWCS� chief financial officer. �Our overall funding is going up higher than what the state average is, but the designated ESL funding is going down,� Friend said.