Re: Moscow School District budget cuts

["Sue Hovey" <suehovey@moscow.com>]

MSD has worked for a number of years to decrease class sizes.  It would be a
tragic mistake to let those numbers rise.  It isn't that teachers have a
lighter work load with fewer students, it's that teachers are able to give
more time to each student.  That is a very important distinction.

Sue Hovey
----- Original Message -----
From: John and Laurie Danahy <JDANAHY@turbonet.com>
To: Vision2020 <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 1999 8:55 PM
Subject: Moscow School District budget cuts


> The MSD has been experiencing a declining enrollment (200 students) over
the
> last couple of years.  This has produced an expected budget shortfall for
> the 99/00 school year of @$500,000.  This shortfall, coupled with some new
> programs and $150,000 needed for employee's salaries (steps and columns),
> means we need to cut $700,000 from ongoing spending for next year.
>
> The district's Administrative Council has provided the Board with a
initial
> proposal to make cuts totaling $700,000.  This is done by eliminating some
> small programs, (strings, DARE) reducing the amount spent on books and
> asbestos by 1/2, reducing extracurricular activities by $60,000 (@10%, no
> cuts in programs), cutting 1 classified, .7 administrative, 9.3 teaching
> positions, and some other small funding cuts.
>
> This is a first proposal, and the Board is seeking patron input.  We are
> looking for positive solutions to the current problem.  Predictions for
> future enrollment show a continuing decline in students (another 200
> students by 2003).  Some alternative suggestions already made have
included
> an increase in the override levy. Please e-mail me with any questions,
> concerns, or suggestions.
>
> Thank you.
>
> John
>
> John and Laurie Danahy
> jdanahy@turbonet.com
>