Lakota officials are expected to provide more details on what programs and what positions will be eliminated by next school year during the public portion of the Lakota Board of Education meeting at 7 p.m. Monday.
According Michael D. Clark of The Cincinnati Enquirer, cuts include 141 teaching, classroom specialist, school nurse and school staff positions, and nine school and central office administrators.
Overall, the school board approved $3.5 million in cuts to its administration, $390,000 to athletics, $2.7 million to high schools, $1.6 million to junior highs, $1.5 million to K-6 and $1.2 million in cost savings to its preschool program. Only $73,000 of the athletic cuts will be saved from the school?s general fund. Most of the athletic cuts are being done to combat a shortfall experienced this year due to lower participation rates caused by last year?s hike in athletic participation fees.
The cost savings of $1.2 million to the district?s preschool program involves a merger that allows Lakota to purchase its preschool services from Butler County Educational Services. The merger will affect an estimated 288 preschool students in Lakota?s three early childhood schools and is expected to eliminate around 17 classroom jobs by the start of next school year.
The $1.5 million in cuts to K-6 includes the restructuring of the delivery of art, music and physical education at the elementary level (grades 1-6). Instead of students receiving instruction in each special subject (art, music and P.E.) one time each week, students will receive only one of the special subjects one time each week for 45 minutes a day.
The $1.6 million in cuts to junior highs includes the change in school day from six and a half hours to six hours and the change to six bells.
The $2.7 million cut from the high schools also includes a shorter day ? moving back the current start time from 7:30 a.m. to 8:05 a.m. Dismissal will move back one minute from 2:39 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. It also lowered the number of credits needed to graduate, from 21 to 20.
The administration cuts include the elimination of about 50 jobs. Under the approved proposal, Lakota will cut one of its two assistant superintendents, two school building administrators and the dean of students at both Lakota East and Lakota West high schools.
Additional information on all budget reduction proposals can be seen at www.lakotaonline.com/budget.
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Source: http://westchesterbuzz.com/2012/03/26/lakota-school-board-scheduled-to-meet-tonight/
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