AGENDA
Review Last MTG
Review Data from Parent Survey
Build Parent Plan
Review Teachers Plan
Review Admin Plan
IDEAS & QUESTIONS
• Cut the Instructional Coaches – The instructional coaches are
funded out of Prop 301 not M&O.
• Cut the literacy coaches – The coaches are funded out of Indian
Gaming – restrictions on use.
• Prop 301 is teacher and classroom support and cannot be used
in other areas or moved to M&O.
• Use students as crossing guards – great idea for community
service hours but you must have an adult supervising because of
liability.
• Local Bank fees – business office working on this idea.
IDEAS & QUESTIONS
• Advertise on Buses – study conducted and Districts who do this
receive very little dollars -- will continue research
• Raise the radius distance for Transportation to 1.5 miles –
• Eliminate K-6 AP’s move to Deans ($60K) or Counselors ($214K)
• Eliminate Professional Development Training or outside speakers
– $15K savings
• Eliminate district testing – Galileo $76K and AR $46K
• Galileo meets the ARS rules for teacher evaluation
• Eliminate Dreambox – already paid for expires in one more year
– $0 savings
IDEAS & QUESTIONS
• Eliminate Gifted Specialists K-6 (add one person at DO to
coordinate program) $300K savings
• Only one Superintendent – Eliminate all Assistants – we have three
and one is already on the District reductions for next year. One
other reduced to Director. First reductions at DO $520K savings
• Reduce Librarians and keep only Aides – $550K savings
• Eliminate School Substitute Budget $175K
• No teacher subs for school day training – all training during the
school day is paid by title grants no M&O dollars spent.
IDEAS & QUESTIONS
• Eliminate all K-6 specials (Music, Art, P.E.) w/shortened day (45
min) and offer programs at end of day through fee based
community education $1.3M (plus $550K for Librarians)
• All employees pay for family health care – they do!
• Half Day Kindergarten/Charge for Full Day Kindergarten. $950K
• Cut Mileage Reimbursement/No car allowance for any employee
IDEAS & QUESTIONS
• District level cuts first – Done! As always first cuts are at the DO
level - $889 K
• Get Rid of Accelerated Reader $20K for grades above 4 th
• Do not provide hot lunches – contract cold only? No Savings
• Eliminate K-8 Lunch Monitors use volunteers or teacher assigned
rotating duty schedule – $225 K
• Outsourcing – custodial, grounds (2 bids show no savings,
increased cost instead)
TRANSPORTATION
Special Education Busing $321K (Required by ARS)
ROTC Busing $3K (Required by ARS)
EVIT Busing $64K(Required by ARS)
K-6 Busing $136K
Middle School Busing $178K
High School Busing $123K
Zero Hour Busing $13K
Late Busing $26K
Cut bus washing in half $25K
IDEAS TO IMPLEMENT IF REDUCTIONS AFFECT PROGRAMS
Art Masterpiece
REVENUE IDEAS
• Activities and Technology Fee $10 month ($750,000 to
$1,000,000)
• Advertise on Buses, Fields, Marquees
• Advertise on Buildings – roof tops
• Promote Tax Credits as undesignated
• School Class Fees (not allowed K-8)
• M&O Override $7.5M a year
• Capital Override
• Increase HS Parking Fee
REVENUE IDEAS
• Rent, rent and rent facilities
• Cell phone towers • Business partner donation for MS lease? Advertising?
• Advertising on school marquees? During the summer?
• Solar Panels
TEACHER MEETING IDEAS
• Charge for transportation (charge based on distance, per
family member or flat rate for each month)
• .5 dean at two sites
• ½ day kindergarten (pay for full day)
• Indian gaming to pay for subs?
• Reduce admin stipend
• 2 Furlough (PD after fall and spring break)
• Cut summer school for 7th graders. Leave summer school for
8th graders for progression to high school
• Have attendance clerks as a part-time position
TEACHER MEETING IDEAS
• 12 month employees 3-5 furlough days
• No zero hour busing
• Cut late (p.m.) busing after the regular bus runs
• Charge $20 or $30 a month for busing
• Expand busing to two mile radius (under two miles walks)
• Eliminate district provided cell phones (use a personal one and take a
deduction on income tax).
• Eliminate Explore Test
• Eliminate non-conference athletic meet
• Cut 7-8 Electives
Regular duties and responsibilities for the
position of Elementary School Assistant
Principal:
Safety
Discipline
Student Intervention
School Improvement
Classified Staff
Teacher Evaluation
Teacher Supervisor
Grant Staff/ Federal Programs
Staff Development Presenter
Building Services
Stay current on educational trends
and theories
Transportation
Public Relations
Testing Coordinator
Curriculum
504 Coordinator
Special Education
Other Miscellaneous Duties and
Responsibilities
Student Study Team Supervisor
Assist with Supervision of staff
BUILD THE PARENT PLAN
STEP 1 : Using the spreadsheet that reflects all ideas for cuts so far,
place a
in the Parent column to reflect the cuts your table
can live with.
STEP 2: Write in any additional ideas for cuts and/or revenue
increases your table comes up with.
STEP 3: Using the butcher paper provided, please list all questions
for which additional data is needed or for which clarification
about rules/regulations/policies/statutes/etc. may be necessary.