Re: district budget cuts

[Relene Johnson <relene@turbonet.com>]

If the school district is still seeking input on budget cuts, why was it
announced to children last Friday that the strings program has already been
officially cut?  Please advise.

Relene Johnson

Lois Melina wrote:

> John,
> The school district has done an excellent job of asking for input on the
> proposed budget cuts.
> After receiving yet another request for input in the mail today, it
> occurred to me that if I don't like some of the cuts, e.g. teacher cuts,
> perhaps it would be appropriate for me to suggest alternatives. $325,000
> for teacher cuts is a big hunk of the $700,000 you have to cut. So I
> stopped by the district office to take a look at the proposed budget, but
> was told it isn't available and won't be until AFTER the public meeting
> next week asking for input.
>
> If the district has to cut $700,000 and these are the only budget items
> that have been identified, then what happens if you get feedback from the
> community that overwhelmingly says "No--we don't want to cut asbestos
> removal (or teachers, or the strings program)"? Could the district perhaps
> identify $1,000,000 in possible cuts so that we know what we're choosing
> between? Has the teachers union, which opposes the teacher cuts, suggested
> alternatives to that particular $325,000? Is there a proposed budget
> anywhere that district patrons could look at to suggest alternatives?
>
> Lois
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