DISCUSSION ITEMS

Identify Budget Reductions should EP&O Levy Fail

The voters will have the opportunity to consider the renewal of the EP&O levy this month.   If the proposition fails to gain passage the school district will be required to make $3 million in reductions in order to operate within budget next year.

Items to be discussed and considered will include:

School-Based Reductions

• Reduce Teaching Staff.
• Reduce Custodial Staffing to funded level
• Reduce Paraprofessional/Prog Specialist Staffing to Prototypical Model. (18 positions)
• Reduce Building Level Secretarial Support
• Eliminate one Secondary Asst. Principal 
• Eliminate MS Asst. Principal 
• Eliminate Social Workers at Elementary Level
• Eliminate LPN Nursing Positions
• Cut Vocal Music Accompanist
• Eliminate Summer School
• Close Yale School
• Reduce Yale Staffing

District-Wide Staffing and Supports

• Eliminate Family and Community Resource Program (FCRC)
• Attendance Supports (Eliminate Truancy Specialist)
• Technology Reductions
• Eliminate Behavior Support Specialist
• Reduce Maintenace and Grounds Staff
• Eliminate Communications Contracted Position
• Reduce District Level Secretarial Staffing
• Eliminate Assistant Superintendent 
• Eliminate New Curriculum Expenditures
• Defer Facilities Maintenance
• Eliminate HR Director
• Reduce GF Contribution to Staff Development (Shift Expenditure to LAP)
• Increase WCC Fees

Special Services Reductions

• Reduce School Psychologist FTE
• Reduce Special Program Secretarial Support 
• Eliminate Physical Therapist Position 
• Reduce ELL Staffing to Funded level

Athletic Reductions

• Eliminate All HS&MS Athletics
• Eliminate All MS Athletics
• Reduce HS Athletics to Varsity Only
• Reduce HS Athletics to Varsity & JV Only. (Eliminate "C" squads)
• Reduce Athletics Coaching Staffing by 20%
• Increase/Implement Participation Fees
• Shift Transportation Costs to ASB
• Shift Equipment and Officials Costs to ASB