Like many school districts, Mason Public Schools is faced with a deficit, but Superintendent Mark Dillingham says Gov. Snyder's proposed 1% funding increase to education will do little to help the deficit.

In the proposal, each district would get up to $275 per student. $100 is automatically given to the district for teacher's retirement, leaving $175 to be awarded to each student in each district.

"What the governor has said he wants to do is take $100 of that remaining $175 and give it towards academic progress goals and then take the other $75 left and have best practices that districts have to make," Superintendent Dillingham said.

For example, districts would have to show increased results in reading and math for third-grade through eighth-grade students. Also, increased test scores for 11th-graders would have to be shown before that $100 can be issued. Superintendent Dillingham says reaching all those goals is nearly impossible, but he's got a solution to get districts more money.

"Move (the best practice money) from $75 to $125," Dillingham said. "More people are going to meet that best practice goal then the student growth goal."

Republicans on the other hand have applauded Gov. Snyder for the slight education gains.

"I am very happy that there is some increase to K-12," Sen. Rick Jones, (R-Grand Ledge), said.

Dillingham says the 1% will do little to help when the district shells out $400,000 owed to the teacher's retirement system next year. Now there's another challenge Dillingham is faced with.

"We will be instituting all-day kindergarten this year," Dillingham said.

The move will cost the district roughly $250,000 in salaries and benefits. According to Dillingham, the additional costs won't be met by Gov. Snyder's proposed increases.