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WICHITA, Kan. -
The Wichita School District is facing a $30 million shortfall as we look ahead to the next school year. Monday night, district leaders took a look at options to close the budget gap.
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/wichita-school-district-discusses-options-to-close-30-million-shortfall/38627862
What the district discussed Monday night are just options and nothing has been finalized. Some things the district looked at to balance the budget include eliminating all-day kindergarten. District leaders estimate this would save more than $5 million by eliminating staff.
There is also the thought of reducing utility usage. This could have a potential savings of $200,000 It would mean establishing temperature set points at 70 degrees in the heating season and 76 in the cooling season.
Another option is a 10 -percent reduction in non full-time employee account lines. This includes purchasing supplies and equipment and could save the district $5 million.
Altogether, there were 55 options discussed Monday night. Others include reductions to athletics and fine arts/extra curricular programs, looking at a four-day school week year round and eliminating student resource offices at the district's high schools.
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More of those "family values" love so much screw education but by god get those guns and tax cuts for everyone
jmowreader
(50,554 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)I am more concerned with the loss of all day K
the loss of extra curriculum activities
The loss of fine arts
The loss of the Gateway program which is a credit recovery program for kids expelled from regular schools due to drugs, weapons, violence and such
The loss of transportation
The loss of teachers in every building leading to increased class sizes
NONE of these proposed cuts are at all good for kids
but on top of that, all of the job loses will lead to more loss in Kansas revenues thus digging the hole even larger
jmowreader
(50,554 posts)It was strange, tho, to see that in the face of all the huge hacking and slashing the best they could do to the heat was turn it down to 70...you'd think in Brownbackistan they'd just turn the boilers off and tell the kids, "well, bundle up, our soldiers in Afghanistan who are Fighting For Your Freedom aren't comfortable so why do you think you're better than they are?"
Sam Brownback for some reason thinks getting rid of everything that makes Kansas an attractive choice for business seeking to relocate (because God knows there's no level ground anywhere else in America, right?) so he can fund a slight tax decrease will make business flock to Kansas.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)we have been frozen on our steps and tracks for 8 years
very underpaid and cheated
I was supposed to get longevity -you know rewarded for loyalty- but all I got was a kick in the face
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)SDjack
(1,448 posts)a Kansas family 1-yr refuge in my home to help them relocate, but I'm embarrassed to say that Gov. McCrory (Repug) of North Carolina is following the same path as Gov. Brownback. In several more years, our educational system will be wrecked.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)and people on snap can't buy lobster
or lottery tickets
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)but once they are out of that womb...f%#@% em
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)interest in them. (Carlin)
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)eliminate nurses
eliminate counselors
eliminate breakfast/lunch
eliminate librarians
eliminate social workers
eliminate 5 elementary schools and siphon them to different bigger schools
eliminate the IB prep courses
Eliminate the AVID program
eliminate the music department
this is just the first few
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)Gothmog
(145,130 posts)librechik
(30,674 posts)And the Kochsenfuhrers make billion$$ keeping positive social change (for the poor)
in the "indecent for Christians" column.
AxionExcel
(755 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)equals a larger tax deficit
and the circle goes on
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)$#*! like this.