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Friday, October 2, 2009

West Bend School District Budget Cut recommendations according to % - Punishment or Practicality?

I SAY PUNISHMENT.
If the school board recommends a 9% tax levy, or $7.38, the following reductions are recommended for 2009-2010:
Administration Salary Freezes (Note:  Freeze, not reduction)
$ 79,725.00
Custodial and Maintenance Salary Freezes  (Note:  Freeze, not reduction)
$ 81,245.00
Professional/Technology Salary Freeze  (Note:  Freeze, not reduction)
$ 21,800.00
Increase Fees for Community Facility Use
$ 20,000.00
Substitutes for Aides
$ 50,000.00
Increase in Athletic Fees at the High School, $50.00 increase to winter, spring and summer sports
$ 30,000.00
Schools Site Budget Reductions
$ 28,000.00
TOTAL
$ 310,770.00
Cumulative Reductions: $310, 770.00
If the school board recommends an 8% tax levy, or $7.31, the following reductions (including the reductions listed above) are recommended for 2009-2010:
High School Aides (In School Suspension, Library, and Counseling & Parking Attendant
$ 55,000.00
Elementary Aide Reduction Across Sites
$ 15,000.00
Alternate Day Site Cleaning through Maintenance Reduction
$ 200,000.00
Eliminate Curriculum Council Extended Contract Days
$ 20,000.00
Middle School Aides Reduction Across Sites
$ 10,000.00
Curriculum and Instruction Aides
$ 9,260.00
TOTAL
$ 309,260.00
Cumulative Reductions: $620,030.00
If the school board recommends a 7% tax levy, or $7.24, the following reductions (including the reductions listed above) are recommended for 2009-2010:
Program Support Teacher = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 56,000.00
Middle School Librarian = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 28,700.00
High School Librarian = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 28,700.00
Central Office Budget Reduction (What is this exactly?  Paper?  Staples? FTE's?)
$ 40,000.00
Sub Days for the development of Curriculum and Instruction
$ 30,000.00
Middle School Gifted and Talented staffing = 1.2 Full Time Equivalent
$ 34,440.00
High School Gifted and Talented staffing= 1.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 28,700.00
Eliminate 1.0 Full Time Equivalent Teacher at Spartan/Sun and replace with Aide at Spartan Sun
$ 19,000.00
Elementary Gifted and Talented Teacher = 2.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 57,400.00
TOTAL
$ 322,940.00
Cumulative Reductions: $942,970.00
If the school board recommends a 6% tax levy, or $7.18, the following reductions (including the reductions listed above) are recommended for 2009-2010:
Elementary Librarian = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent At Semester
$ 28,700.00
High School Class Consolidation At Semester
$ 40,000.00
Kindergarten Teacher = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (Decorah Elementary School) At Semester
$ 28,700.00
2nd Grade Teacher = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (Jackson Elementary School) At Semester
$ 28,700.00
Custodial Reclassification to Janitor IV December 1st
$ 75,000.00
Close High School Pool February of 2010 and then Permanently
$ 30,000.00
Eliminate 6th Grade Band /Orchestra at the Middle School At Semester and then Permanently
$ 28,700.00
Eliminate High School Music Lessons At Semester and then Permanently
$ 28,700.00
TOTAL
$ 288,500.00
Cumulative Reductions: $1,231,470.00
The Reductions Listed Below Represent the Remaining Half of Reductions Implemented for Second Semester of the 2009-2010 School Year The Balance of Savings Move to 2010-11 Budget
High School Aides (In School Suspension, Library, and Counseling & Parking Attendant)  Parking attendant?
$ 23,950.00
Middle School Librarian = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 28,700.00
High School Librarian = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 28,700.00
Middle School Gifted and Talented = 1.2 Full Time Equivalent
$ 34,440.00
High School Gifted and Talented = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 28,700.00
Eliminate 1.0 Full Time Equivalent Teacher and replace Aide at Spartan Sun
$ 19,000.00
Elementary Gifted and Talented = 2.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 57,400.00
Elementary Librarian = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 28,700.00
Kindergarten Teacher = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (Decorah Elementary School)
$ 28,700.00
2nd Grade Teacher = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (Jackson Elementary School)
$ 28,700.00
Close High School Pool
$ 80,000.00
Eliminate 6th Grade Band /Orchestra at the Middle School
$ 28,700.00
Eliminate High School Music Lessons
$ 28,700.00
Total
$ 444,390.00
If the school board recommends a 5% tax levy or lower, additional reductions (including the reductions listed above) would need to be recommended. These reductions represent proposed reductions for the 2010-2011 school year.
One High School (Combine)
$ 200,000.00
Eliminate an Athletic Director = 1.0 Full Time Equivalent
$ 80,000.00
Elementary Dean of Students at McLane
$ 50,000.00
Eliminate Administrative Position potentially Elementary Principal
$ 95,000.00
Middle School - Teachers teach an additional class (6 sections)
$ 700,029.00
High School - Teachers teach an additional class (6 sections)
$ 1,200,000.00
Eliminate Business and Information Technology Department and all classes
$ 261,000.00
Eliminate Business and Information Department Site Budget
$ 19,903.00
Eliminate Business and Information Technology Education Equipment
$ 100,000.00
Eliminate Social Workers = 2.8 Full Time Equivalent
$ 206,000.00
Elementary Fitness Offerings
$ 22,050.00
Eliminate Three Facility Managers
$ 50,000.00
4 Day Week (9.5-10 hours)- Longer School Days (reduction of transportation, utilities, and custodial) Need state approval
$ 250,000.00
Middle School Exploratories (World Culture and Technology Education)
$ 115,000.00
Increase Class Sizes in Non-core classes 35-40 at all levels***
TOTAL
$ 3,348,982.00
***Currently Being Calculated

2 comments:

tallen said...

How are these cuts determined? I would like to see the actual budget and see what I would cut...

West Bend Citizen Advocate said...

How are they determined? Come to the meeting tonight and ask that question.

As for your second question, Owen (Boots and Sabers) said this on his blog:
"I have asked the district for the total budget number for each of the last 15 years and they haven’t been able to give it to me yet. Yes, I know, one would have thought that such numbers would have been readily available if they made that statement, but they apparently aren’t."