FY10 Budget Update
School Allocations
March 10, 2009

1. Budget Choice Personnel Committee-This committee consisted of department administrators and school principals.  The school principals represented schools of all levels, varying sizes, and with various programs.  The committee’s task was to consider the current staffing at schools and make recommendations on cost savings measures to implement in the school allocation.
2. Budget Committee- The Budget committee reviewed the recommendations of the Budget Choice Personnel committee, and either approved them to go forward, revised, or rejected them.  The Budget committee also reviewed the total district wide budget shortfall to recommend cost savings measures related to the school allocation.

Elementary

• Art, music, and PE allocations will be reduced by half.  Previously, two units were allocated to schools under 600 enrollment, and three units to schools over 600.  That allocation will be reduced to one unit per school

• Custodial allocation will be decreased by 15%

• The “flexible” allocation for personnel will be reduced, which will save one position on average per school

• Supply allocation will be reduced

• Secondary scheduling is being negotiated
• Adjustments will be made in the teacher allocation to accommodate students that require double blocks of reading and/or math
• ESE support positions will be allocated by a fixed method-no flexibility
• The “flexible” allocation for personnel will be reduced, which will save one position per school on average.
• Custodial allocation will be decreased by 15%
• Supply allocation will be reduced

All Schools

• Days per year for some positions has been standardized:

  	Elementary	Middle	High
  Counselors	196 day	201 day	201 day
  Bookkeepers	216 day	216 day	255 day
  Infor. Specialists	216 day	216 day	255 day
  Asst. Principals	216 day	1 at 226	1 at 226
  Remainder at 216



• Above formula allocations-will be reduced for comprehensive high schools, arts schools, above formula IB, and technology schools
• Middle school above formula allocation for strings eliminated