PRESS
RELEASE
310.450.8338, ext. 229 28 MAY 2010
SMMUSD Board of education
takes action in preparation for the 2010-11 budget
At its May
26-27, 2010, meeting, the SMMUSD Board of Education took action to reduce the
2010-11 budget by $7.1 million. This is less than the $8.9 million that staff
had recommended, but the board’s actions will allow the district to prepare a
final 2010-11 budget, which will be approved by the board on Friday, June 18.
“These
reductions are difficult and painful, but necessary to balance the budget due
to the loss of state funding,” commented Superintendent Tim Cuneo. “Even with these significant reductions, the board
will still have to make deeper cuts in future years as well as generate ways to
increase revenue districtwide.”
Reductions
to the 2010-11 budget include:
·
Reduction
in conference and travel expenditures ($40,000)
·
Elimination
of 4 Supplemental Counselors (1 each at Santa Monica H.S., John Adams M.S.,
·
Reduction
of summer school ($100,000)
·
Reduction
of 1 security officer at Samohi ($50,000)
·
Elimination
of funding for Reading Specialists ($240,000)
·
Reduction
of 4 Student Outreach Specialists at Samohi
($260,000)
·
Reduction
of 2 Nurses district wide. There will be
2 nurses per pathway, plus 1 nurse FTE to be allocated as needed. ($160,000)
·
Reduction
of all Elementary Library Coordinators, 1 certificated FTE Librarian position,
and 3 classified Library Assistants ($355,000)
·
Postponement
of 2011-12 textbook adoption ($250,000)
·
Reduction
in energy/utility expenses as part of the district’s ongoing conservation
program ($100,000)
·
Reduction
of 4 FTEs in Elementary Music ($320,000)
·
Reduction
of $440,000 in the district office, including the Director of Maintenance and
Operations, the Coordinator of Student Support, a custodian, a utility worker,
a painter, and other reductions
·
Elimination
of 3 additional Counselors (1 at Malibu H.S., 1 at Lincoln M.S., 0.5 at John
Adams M.S., and 0.5 at Olympic H.S.) ($280,000)
·
Reduction
in outside contracts ($200,000)
·
Class
size in secondary schools will increase from 33:1 to 35:1, except at JAMS,
where will increase from 31:1 to 33:1. ($1,600,000)
·
Class
size in elementary schools will also increase.
Title I schools will be at 27:1 in grades K-5. Non-Title I schools will be at 27:1 (not
30:1) in grades K-3 and 30:1 in grades 4-5. ($1,680,000)
·
Reduction
in contribution to Child Development Services ($75,000)
·
Reduction
of 2 Advisors at Santa Monica H.S. (This is a delayed reduction from last
year’s reduction of a house at that school.) ($165,000)
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