as requested: EVSC cuts

Reported by WFIE's site, the EVSC Board Makes Quick Work of Budget Cuts:

1) Eliminating media specialists in grades K-8
(22 positions affected)
$650,000

2) Eliminate middle school counselor aides
(4 positions affected)
$48,000

3) Cuts in nursing program put together by administration
$700,000

4) Eliminate driver's education program
(11 positions affected)
$527,000

5) Eliminate instrumental programs in grades K-5
(9 positions affected)
$378,000

6) Consolidate Stanley Hall to Bosse High School and Christa McAuliffe to Glenwood Middle School
$300,000

7) Insurance committee's recommendations
$1,750,000

8) Special Education savings
$160,000

9) Eliminate high school laundry aides
(5 positions affected)
$104,000

10) Eliminate all field trips that are paid for out of General Fund
$10,000

11) Savings in Information Systems area
(5 positions affected)
$150,000

12) Reduction in personnel in Supportive Services area
(30 positions affected)
$1,500,000

13) Elimination of specialists in grades 5-12
(5 positions affected)
$200,000

14) Savings in secretarial expenditures
$50,000

15) Elimination of clerical aides in grades 4,5
(8 positions affected)
$89,000

16) Reduction of instructional supervisor by half day
$21,000

17) Elimination of responsibility stipend for coordinators, psychologists and counselors
$148,000

18) Part-time employees and paraprofessionals will be provided with employee-only health insurance
$634,000

19) Reduction in supply budget
$52,000

20) 1 work day reduction
$407,000

21) Eliminate supervisor of athletics
$40,000

22) Eliminate all ECA stipends
$1,100,000

23) Eliminate summer band extended contracts
$27,000

Revenue Enhancements:

1) $20 service fee for each student
(pending referendum to be determined)

2) Request board to consider reducing board expenditures
(to be determined)

3) $60 a week for full-day kindergarten
(pending referendum to lower to $20 per week)
$2,000,000

GRAND TOTAL: $11,045,000

Initial observations: although many parents attended the open meeting to lobby for specific programs to be spared from budget cuts, the board surprisingly approved these cuts unanimously in 12 minutes. The brutal efficiency of democratic centralism in action.

More commentary to come later. Right now, I have a test to prepare for, a lab to write up, a new chapter in Chemistry to read, and other stuff I don't have time to list. I promise an update later tonight.