For 2009-10 school budget, the board did not apply for exceptions to exceed the Index.

In 2009, the board applied for two exceptions: special education costs and maintenance of selected revenue sources.

The board did not apply for exceptions for 2009-10.

The board did not apply for the first two years.

In 2009-10, the board applied for three exceptions to exceed the Act 1 Index.

The board took a sheet of lined paper, numbering the lines from 1 to 48, and applied the next available number to each new regiment.

She said the board would apply for grants from several city agencies and is seeking private donations.

Today's ruling said the board had not properly applied the 1998 "substantial likelihood" standard.

For the 2009-10 school budget, the board applied for an exception to exceed the Index due to special education costs.

The board applied for that order to be set aside on the ground that there was no jurisdiction to make it.