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Pickerington Schools announces possible cuts if levy fails
Pickerington Schools has announced which cuts the district will make if voters do not pass an 8-mill levy on the upcoming November ballot.
The replacement levy would restore the original amount of a levy passed in 1977, plus raise it by 6.84 mills. It would generate a total of $8.98 million yearly.
A homeowner would pay an additional $209.53 annually per $100,000 of home valuation.
Even if the levy, known on the ballot as Issue 3, passes, the district has said it will still have to cut $2.5 million in fiscal year 2012.
If it fails, the district has released the cuts that will be made to balance the anticipated $9 million budget shortfall:
Administration
• Reduce and/or eliminate three to four positions: $252,000
• Approximately overall reduction fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2012: 13 percent
Certified staff
(Teachers and other staff members who hold teaching certificates)
• Reduce and/or eliminate 38 to 43 positions: $2.4 million
• Approximately overall reduction FY09-FY12: 6.50 percent
Classified staff
(Support Staff)
• Reduce and/or eliminate 37 to 42 positions: $1.3 million
• Approximately overall reduction FY09-FY12: 13.86 percent
Programming and extra-curricular
Reduce and/or eliminate
• Evaluation of selected elementary, middle, junior high and/or high school programs
• Optimize employee schedules
• Purchased services that are out of the scope of the daily classroom
Extra curriculars
• Consider implementing tiered fully self-funded pay to participate
• Total elimination of all extra-curricular activities is an option
• Curricular and extra-curricular supplemental contracts
• Others as determined
District/building operations
Reduce and/or eliminate
• Building budgets
• Increase class size ranges and loads
• Eliminate field trips or other events outside of the classroom day
• Implement hiring freezes (essential personnel only)
• Reduce overtime costs
• Transportation - cut and/or consolidate routes and bus stops, as well as possibly have designated pick-up locations, eliminate noon kindergarten bus route pick up and eliminate field trips or other events outside the classroom day
• Review building usage policy - assure that fees cover all expenses
• Others as determined
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