|
Reductions
Heating and electricity costs keeps rising. Textbooks and supplies
costs keep rising. Technology needs were not accounted for when school funding
was frozen at the 1993-1993 school levels. Teacher salaries
increase 3.8% yearly, as allowed for by Wisconsin law. Special
needs students are increasing in numbers and funding for special needs children has
declined. Funding from the state is based on enrollment and Stevens Point
enrollment is in a slight decline. Add all of these factors together and you
have the explanation for the reductions in programs/ services and the inability of the
district to maintain/upgrade its buildings. It is also very difficult to
assess the lack of improvements the district has been prevented from obtaining
because of funding shortfalls.
Result of 5 Years of
Revenue Caps
1992-1993 to 1997-1998
11/99 Revision
Lost
to the District
| Two
staff development days |
|
108,000 |
| Textbooks |
|
250,000 |
| Writing
Inservice |
|
1,600 |
| Supplemental
Materials |
|
67,092 |
| Special
Education Buses |
|
90,000 |
| Transportation
(route modification) |
|
Frozen
to 1993-94 level |
| Maintenance
Supplies |
|
Frozen
to 1993-94 level |
| Maintenance
Support |
|
117,000 |
| Testing
|
|
10,000 |
| Gifted/Talented
Support |
|
20,000 |
| E.S.L.
Support Staff (2.5) |
|
93,000 |
| Reduced
Supplies and Materials |
|
Frozen
to 1994-95 level (-1,800,000) |
| Evaluation
Coordinator |
|
40,000 |
| Secretarial
Staff |
|
12,000 |
| Curriculum
Development Support (Subs) |
|
25,740
|
| Printing |
|
10,000 |
| School
Improvement |
|
60,000 |
| Student
Travel |
|
15,000 |
| Resource
People for Curriculum |
|
2,000 |
| Administrative
Positions (2) |
|
180,000 |
| Playground
Matching Funds |
|
10,000 |
| Supplies
– Curriculum Development |
|
5,000 |
| Temporary
Educational Assistant Time |
|
25,000 |
| Capital
Outlay |
|
9,761 |
| School
to Work Supplies & Materials |
|
50,000 |
| Educational
Assistants |
|
200,000 |
| Elementary
Guidance Positions |
|
72,000 |
| Parenting
Program |
|
20,000 |
| Loss
of Categorical Aid |
|
3,000,000 |
| |
|
|
| |
Total |
$4,493,193 |
Potential Reductions to 2000-2001
Budget |
| $1,300,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reduce secondary positions - SPASH (natural decline |
|
$50,000 |
Raise class size/reduce 21.2 teaching positions |
|
$743,000 |
Reduce Administration |
|
|
|
|
$100,000 |
Reduce educational assistants by 6.5% |
|
|
$200,000 |
(natural decline, plus reduction in some positions) |
|
|
Reduce 9th grade to 7 period day (4.5) |
|
|
$157,000 |
Reduce athletic budget |
|
|
|
|
$50,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
$1,300,000 |
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