Reductions Planned for FY11 Budget
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Elementary Schools
- 8 Classroom Teachers eliminated
- 7.5 specialists eliminated (Art, Music, Physical Education)
- ACE program eliminated (for the gifted and talented students and teacher support)
- 7 Library Aides (closing libraries unless run by parent volunteers)
- Reduce art and music to every other week (from once a week)
- Reduce physical education to once per week (from twice a week)
- Increase full day Kindergarten fee to $3000 per student
- Increase the fee to ride the Bishop Bus
- Mixed grade classrooms added to keep class sizes down due to teacher cuts and increased enrollment
- Larger class sizes
- Secretarial support reduced at each school
Middle School
- 4 Grade 6 cluster teachers eliminated
- 1 Physical Education teacher eliminated
- World languages eliminated for the 6th grade
- Library staff reduced
- Drama eliminated
- ACE program eliminated (for gifted and talented students)
- 1 Math support teacher eliminated
- 1 Reading teacher eliminated
- 1 Guidance Counselor eliminated
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| High School
- 1 Social Studies teacher eliminated
- 2 English Language Arts teachers eliminated
- 2 Science teachers eliminated
- 1 Math teacher eliminated
- 2 Part time Family and Consumer Science teachers eliminated
- 1 Part time Art teacher eliminated
- 1 Part time Automotive Technologies teacher reduced
- 1 Librarian eliminated
- 2 Secretaries eliminated
- 1 Guidance Counselor (Transition Counselor) eliminated
- Athletic fees doubled on average
- Reduce teacher stipends for activities
District Wide
- Decrease funds for textbooks
- Decrease funds for supplies
- 10 Special Education teachers and Specialists reduced
- Traffic supervisors eliminated
- Reduce funds for METCO program
- Reduce special education contingency fund for out-of-district placements by two-thirds
- Reduce professional development
- Reduce Administrative support K-12
- Increase fee for instrumental music
- 2 Custodian positions
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