1. Reduction in Force (RIF)- Administrators have indicated that they can definitely eliminate nine staff positions across the district of staff positions (Using a beginning teacher’s salary and benefits, eliminating this number of positions would save $372,960). There may be other positions later that could be.
2. Encourage other retirements: The following numbers of staff who could conceivably retire at the end of the current school year: NDES - 6; SDES - 5; DCMS - 3; DCHS - 3; Pre-K - 2 (Again using the salary and benefit amounts of a beginning teacher, if these staff members were to retire and the board not fill these positions another $885,780.00 would be saved).
3. Work four 10-hour days during summer to be able to close all facilities one day per week.
4. Reduce twelve-month certified contracted staff to eleven month, except in critical areas.(At this time this reduction does not include 12-month clerical or janitorial staff).
5. Reduce media para-pros from four to two, who would share duties for the four schools. All media para-pros will be eliminated and will be allowed to re-interview for the two combined positions.
6. Discontinue inmate detail for custodial services. ($39,492.00)
7. Discontinue monetary assistance to public library. ($19,992.00)
8. Turn off all campus lights from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m.
9. Centralize all copying services to reduce staff employed solely to make copies for teachers. Current staff who are employed in positions of copy persons will be eliminated and allowed to re-interview for the one central position.
10. Eliminate all field trips (unless the organization picks up all costs for driver and fuel).
11. Eliminate buses to out of town competitive events for band and cheerleaders. The school system will still provide transportation to band and cheerleading competitions and the cuts only affect away game travel for other sporting events.
12. Severely cut back on professional learning trips that require overnight stays - and then requiring that staff adhere to the state and federal per diem rates.
Faculty and staff members were also notified that the board was looking into cutting the salaries of all staff by 10%. If the state does not allow the local board to take any reduction in state salary levels, then the board will consider cutting all local supplements and extracurricular supplements.
In addition to the above approved budget cuts, the board approved the final two furlough days for the current school year to be May 28 and May 31.
The next regular meeting of the school board is scheduled for Thursday, April 8, 2010 and a work session to discuss additional cuts is scheduled for Thursday, April 22, 2010.
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not about the hip-hop or football but about reading, writing mathematics and the other subjects that goes along with one getting a good education. I am sorry to say this but the truth must be told, some adults here in Dodge County donot now how to read but that is no excuse because they can find a retiree who is educated like myself and ask for free tutoring for a child. My field was nursing but I always took time out to help a child in the community with his or her schoolwork. This a wake up call for some people in the community to think deeply about. When a child goes to JDC a parent is quick to blame the justice system but sometime that is not the problem. If some parents take more time with their kids then they can somewhat break the cycle of a child being deliquent. I came back to my hometown of Eastman after being away for 46yrs and I am really surprised how some chose to live their lives in a negative way but one should want a better life for their child. Pray for Dodge County school system that God will lead them to do the right things when the budget is cut.