As questions continue to be asked about our budget situation (appropriately so), we have isolated an enhanced podcast with both PowerPoint slides and audio from Mike Fine's presentation on the budget to the Board on February 1st. I realize that it is long (about 1 hour), but it will give you the best possible synopsis of information regarding the budget in RUSD.
Additionally, if you refer to page 2 of the Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) report provided on February 1st, you will see that there is a we have taken a reduction “of over $60 million in recent years.” The report goes one to say that the needed $50 million reduction represents 14% reduction in the operating budget. IF (and we are NOT recommending this), there were a proportional reduction in all expenses -- it would equate to our teachers being reduced by 5+ weeks and a corresponding reduction of 4+ weeks for our students. This is NOT what we are recommending, but hopefully it provides some perspective of the challenge before us.
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