The board is expected to vote on the proposal Saturday.
The lone in-person interviewee for the school’s CEO position sent an email to board members late Monday about her decision.
Also, senior Geremy Williams won a car for his perfect attendance record.
Board chairman Allen Square said an RSD official told him that a new school opening in the fall could use the projected $189,000.
The board plans to adopt the proposed budget at a meeting on June 25 at 6 p.m.
The board voted unanimously to use the school’s $300,000 line of credit to cover the deficit, which one leader attributed to the cost of taking over Joseph A. Craig Elementary.
The budget meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the school.
The board plans a June 19 public hearing on its proposed $10.7 million budget.
Only two board members, chair Cornelius Tilton and member Eva Alito, attended Saturday's budget hearing.
The board will meet at 9 a.m. at the school's Carrollton campus.