School District Capital Improvements Funded, But What Lies In Store?
Unofficial tally of tonight’s vote: 352 for, 71 against spending money set aside specifically for needed improvements in school district buildings.
Superintendent Fuhrman and Finance Director Chaissen laid out possible cuts in the 2012-2013 budget including but not limited to:
Social Worker hours cut to part time
2nd and 4th grade staff cut
P.E. staff position cut
Administrative Assistant position eliminated in District Office, replaced by a bookkeeper
Modified sports that have a duplicate town or athletic organization league
No computer replacements
Music position cut
Assistant Principal cut
CET before school strings program
Clerical position reduced to part-time
Security monitor at CHHS cut
Assistant coaches cut
Possible changes in transportation, including a change in school starting time
The district is facing an $800K, down from a $1.2M deficit noted last November. This number will likely continue to change as the state works through its own budget agonies.
The Croton BOE will host a Community Meeting on February 7th, time and location TBD.
Does Croton really need an Assistant Superintendent? Cutting teachers means larger class size…larger class size is the start of larger problems. SAVE OUR TEACHERS!!!!!
For more information on the school budget, check the district website:
http://www.croton-harmonschools.org/site_view_announcements.aspx?id=5fcbabf2-d4b8-4e04-afc3-76c4e4e5f73a&viewMode=A