POTENTIAL BUDGET REDUCTIONS TO REDUCE OPERATING BUDGET INCREASE FROM 3.65% TO 1.

6%
(3.65% budget already includes: reduction of 4.5 elementary teaching positions, savings from 14 retirements, elimination of 1 transportation vehicle)
Item Cumulative
Num Account Amount Reduction Impact

1 Reduction in medical insurance cost trend increase from 10% to 9% $ 70,000 $ 70,000 No impact

2 Decrease in system printing $ 4,000 $ 74,000 Reliance on electronic access / transmittal of information

3 Reduction in specific building maintenance $ 20,000 $ 94,000 General maintenance only / no specific projects in operating budget

4 Reduction in CNR chargeback $ 32,000 $ 126,000 Replace one school bus

5 Reduction in utilities projected cost / conservation /electrical generation price $ 40,000 $ 166,000 Continued implementation of conservation efforts

6 Teacher retirement - Guidance $ 33,000 $ 199,000 No impact

7 Reduction in Dental, WC and LTD increase projections $ 59,332 $ 258,332 No impact

8 Mid-Year SHS Math retirement replacement $ 18,270 $ 276,602 No impact unless replacement compensated above Master's level step 6

9 Reduction in Instructional Software $ 10,000 $ 286,602 16% Reduction, reduces ability to enhance software district wide, reduces subscriptions, resources

10 Reduction in Library Books and Audio-Visual Accounts $ 18,230 $ 304,832 16% Reduction in secondary AV materials and elementary book accounts

11 Eliminate Assistant Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds position (1.0) $ 65,000 $ 369,832 Reduced supervision, elimination of administrative back-up and additional contracted services

12 Reduction in Contracted Special Education Services $ 25,000 $ 394,832 12% reduction, reduced ability to provide independent psychological services and evaluations

13 Replace ERC substitutes with regular substitutes $ 21,000 $ 415,832 Less reliability and consistency for covering classrooms K-12

14 Administration Retirement/Reduction - Elementary Assistant Principal (1.0) $ 78,000 $ 493,832 Decreased capacity for administrator response to the needs of students, teachers, and parents

15 Reduction in Instructional and Administrative Conferences / In-Service $ 38,000 $ 531,832 25% reduction K-12, reduce and/or eliminate administrator and teacher attendance at conferences

16 Reduction in Professional Development substitute days $ 48,000 $ 579,832 25% reduction K-12, reduced opportunities for teacher professional development to effectively implement curriculum

17 Reduction of Special Education teacher (.5) $ 20,400 $ 600,232 Increased caseloads; decreased ability to provide individualized support at highest tier of intervention

18 Eliminate HJMS Special Education Tutor $ 22,000 $ 622,232 Increased caseloads; decreased ability to provide individualized support at highest tier of intervention

19 K-12 Art reduction (1.0) $ 40,800 $ 663,032 Program implications K-12. Fewer elective course offerings and increased class sizes.

20 K-12 Music reduction (.33) $ 13,464 $ 676,496 Program implications K-12. Fewer elective course offerings and increased class sizes.

21 K-12 P.E. reduction (1.0) (Teacher retirement) $ 61,800 $ 738,296 Increased class sizes and program implications K-12
Negative impact on ELA instruction due to increased student load for English teachers. English teachers teach 5 periods.
22 Teacher retirements - no replacements for SHS Eng Dept. (2.0) $ 128,645 $ 866,941
Elimination of Grade 7 Readers Workshop, will decrease overall instructional time and increase study hall time during the
23 Teacher retirement - Middle School reading (.5) $ 29,300 $ 896,241 school day for grade 7 students

24 Eliminate Elementary Health Aides $ 21,455 $ 917,696 Decrease in health office support for students

25 Teacher retirement - Elementary Library Media Specialist (1.0) $ 51,300 $ 968,996 Limited access to library for students; reassignment of staff

26 Teacher retirement - no replacement for SHS Math Dept. (1.0) $ 61,100 $ 1,030,096 Class sizes will increase resulting in some sections exceeding guidelines
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 POTENTIAL BUDGET REDUCTIONS TO REDUCE OPERATING BUDGET INCREASE FROM 3.65% TO 1.6%
(3.65% budget already includes: reduction of 4.5 elementary teaching positions, savings from 14 retirements, elimination of 1 transportation vehicle)
Item Cumulative
Num Account Amount Reduction Impact

27 Reduction in Summer Curriculum Development $ 22,000 $ 1,052,096 25% reduction K-12, limits the amount of new design or revision of curriculum units

28 Reduction in system secretarial hours $ 10,215 $ 1,062,311 Reduction in clerical support

29 Administrative retirement / reorganization $ 110,000 $ 1,172,311 Reduction in level of supervision; diminished supervisory capacity in the district

30 Teacher retirement - Special Education (1.0) $ 61,800 $ 1,234,111 Will increase caseloads at HJMS and reduce ability to provide interventions to non-identified students

31 Reduce Elementary Math Tutors $ 43,000 $ 1,277,111 Limited math support for struggling students beyond the classroom teacher at elementary level. 1.60%

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