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Bay District Schools to cut $16 million
06/02/08 - 08:24 PM
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Bay County, Fla:

It’s time for the Bay District School Board to pick apart the budget and go through programs with a fine tooth comb.  The Board sat down Monday night in their first workshop to discuss some of Superintendent James McCalister’s recommended cuts.

He’s suggesting that an elementary school only gets an assistant principal if they have more than 600 students enrolled.  While he would not say which schools would be affected, he’s projecting that would mean three assistant principals would head back to the classroom.  The plan also calls for elementary schools to lose their administrative assistants.

Changes may also be on the way for middle schools.  McCalister’s plan calls for a larger administrative assistant to student ratio.

Middle schools would have one per 750 students, two per 1,000 students, and three per 1,300 students.

They currently have one per 600, two per 900, and three per 1,300.

The shake up will also reach the high school level.

They’d have one administrative assistant per 1,000 students, two per 1,300 students, three per 1,600 students, and four per 1,900+ students.

Currently high schools have one per 900 students, two per 1,300 students, three per 1,600 students, four per 1,900 students, and five per 2,300 students.

Bozeman’s ratio would also be adjusted.  They would go from the current high school formula to the proposed high school formula.

When all is said and done, that would add up to 17 administrative assistants out of the office and into the classroom.

Chairwoman Donna Allen says the board may need to call an emergency meeting before the June 11th meeting to vote on whether or not to accept these changes.  The District cannot continue to work on their budget until they know what formula they are working with, so time is of the essence.

Tuesday night the board will discuss Superintendent McCalister’s recommendation to close or re-purpose schools saving the district an estimated $3.5 million.  The workshops will resume at 5:30 Tuesday evening in the Nelson Building on Balboa Avenue.

User Comments

why is it that they are making these cuts, talking of closing existing schools, yet they are building a new one,,,,,deerpoint elementary?

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  08/04  at  09:59 AM

There hasn’t been alot of news regrading this lately.  Teachers have been placed and now they are reposting jobs for the non instructional, those that work with the students and teachers, answer phones, take care of paperwork, serve food, and clean the classrooms. I think most forgot about all these people waiting to hear about their jobs. Approximately 60 jobs have been posted and a way to cut cost and make up the 16 million they have cut these positions to part time by 15 minutes, which means,no health insurance, no holiday pay, no sick time.At a pay rate for some just above minium wage it is difficult to get by, now its harder,these are employees that are not new to the district.Why is this far, those that make the less take the cuts. I realize they need to cut from some where but i thought cutting from the top would make more sense to the economy.I am one of these employees that has waited patiently to come back to work, I don’t think my work load will be cut just my hours and pay

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/31  at  08:31 AM
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