Staff presented two scenarios with several options at the May 27 budget work session for Board consideration.
The first scenario would result in a class size increase of one at the secondary level only and be adjusted to not impact middle and high schools with higher rates of students qualifying for free and reduced meals. This scenario totals $7.5 million dollars of school-based cuts impacting 94.8 positions, and $1.4 million dollars of non-school-based cuts impacting 7.0 positions, including:
School-Based
- Eliminate Middle School Paraeducators
- Convert High School Media Specialists (13.0) to Paras
- Leadership Interns
- High School Teacher Secretaries
- Reduce Dual Enrollment
- Non-School Based Budget Cuts
- Eliminate Elementary School Media Paraeducators
- MS Class Size 1.0 (FARMS Adjusted)
- HS Class Size 1.0 (FARMS Adjusted)
Non-School-Based
- Grounds Positions
- Various Academic Division Cuts
- Various DEI Office Reductions
- BOE Secretary Position
- Comms. Specialist Position
- Psychologist Position
- Procurement Supplies
- Reduce Furniture for Schools
- Technology Contracted Services
- Special Education Secretary
- Academic Workshop Wages
The second scenario does not increase class sizes but makes reductions to additional programs and services. This scenario totals $8.6 million dollars of school-based cuts impacting 107 positions, and the same $1.4 million dollars of non-school-based cuts as scenario 1, impacting 7.0 positions. With these reductions, this scenario would allow the Board to fund a priority such as Athletic Trainers if it wished to do so.
School-Based
- Eliminate 3rd Grade Strings
- Reduce Elementary Gifted and Talented
- Eliminate Middle School Paraeducators
- Convert High School Media Specialists (13.0) to Paras
- Leadership Interns
- High School Teacher Secretaries
- Reduce Dual Enrollment
- Non-School Based Budget Cuts
- Eliminate Elementary School Media Paraeducators
Non-School-Based
- Grounds Positions
- Various Academic Division Cuts
- Various DEI Office Reductions
- BOE Secretary Position
- Comms. Specialist Position
- Psychologist Position
- Procurement Supplies
- Reduce Furniture for Schools
- Technology Contracted Services
- Special Education Secretary
- Academic Workshop Wages
Both scenarios fully fund the negotiated increases in employee compensation and benefits but eliminate over 100 positions, and impact valued and important programs and services.
Based on the May 27th budget work session and the questions and requests made by members of the Board of Education, additional scenarios will be developed and considered at the next work session on June 4, 2025