Personnel Reduction List from February 3, 2011

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I thought a  list of the proposed personnel cuts on this blog might help everyone.

1.  Grade 3 teacher at William Allen School. (we have a teacher retiring, and the second grade is small this year) $71,881

2.  Grade 1 teacher at Chamberlain Street School. (I would like to find other cuts, so we don’t need to make this cut) $71,881

3.  Reading Specialist at Chamberlain Street School. (I think this may change to a special education teacher’s positions) $71,881

4.  1/2 elementary special education coordinator (the elementary special education coordinator would include pre-school and funded by a grant) $36,839

5.  Reading Specialist at McClelland School (They would go from 2.5 to 1.5 positions) $71,881

6  3 Speech Pathologists at the Pre-School.  We have four pathologists.  The IEP don’t require 4.  We can still meet student’s individual needs, and have teachers and aides provide quality educational programs. $215,643

6A.  1 Academic Itinerant, and 1 FTE from PE, Art and Music (we plan on spreading fewer staff members out over the 8 elementary schools, but offering similar services.

7.  Middle School Teacher (to be decided what subject) $71,881

8. Reduce Guidance from 20 to 10 extra days at the Middle School and High School.  $34,175

9. 3 High School teachers, subjects to be decided. $215,643

Total Reduction:  $1,077,352. (some small reductions may have been left out of this list)

We would have a 3 teachers, one guidance counselor and have a program for 10 out-of-district students.  The site would be away from the campus of Spaulding High School and Rochester Middle School.  We would recommend contracted services for this program, with our ability to control cost, but the staff hired by the vendor.

13 thoughts on “Personnel Reduction List from February 3, 2011”

  1. the fact that significant cost savings can be seen by returning students from out of district begs the question – why wasn’t this thought of sooner?…

  2. also, why is eliminating administrators not better than eliminating teachers or other positions that deal directly with students?

  3. I did not see anything about the music, art and PE cuts that were in the paper. Can this be clarified?? Thanks!!

  4. Mr Hopkins,

    A few questions:
    -Would it be possible to add the expected reduction related to each of the nine numbered item?
    – Is the $200,000 from Students from Out of District part to the Total Reduction figure of $1,077,352?
    – Is there a estimated cost for the new program for 10 out-of-district students?

    Thank you,
    Shawn Keenan

  5. I added some information on the Art, Music and PE cuts. I will include the amount of each item in the cut list or post a PDF document with it on Monday.

  6. Fred…. where would you propose to put these students who were placed out of the district?? Unless you have enough students to justify creating a special program for these students it was probably more cost effective to send them to existing programs. There has to be adequate space to keep these students and staff safe if you are dealing with violent behaviors. I wonder if there has been a significant increase in OOD placements in the past year or two. It does make sense to have our own programs for these students, however if you are not able to pay qualified staff adequately then the turnover rate will be high and program consistency will be limited.

  7. We have at least two schools with room for more students…besides, it’s pretty clear by the recent study and the district’s actions that there are savings to be had bringing students back into the district…

  8. Mike, can you clarify, are you talking about

    1 FTE from PE, Art and Music

    or

    1 FTE from PE
    1 FTE from Art
    1 FTE from Music

  10. No administration cuts?! I’m under the impression the administration positions get paid higher salaries. All of these personnel cuts listed here are positions that deal directly with our children, and in turn make a difference in their education. I’m concerned but unsure about what to do as a parent.

  11. Item #4 is an administrative reduction
    We have the equivalent of two full-time elementary Assistant Principals paid out of grants instead of District funds.
    We have reduced one full-time curriculum coordinator over the last year.

  13. Sorry for the typo, it should be Itinerant. The Academic Itinerants provide instruction in academic areas in place of the regular classroom teacher. We have Art, PE, Music, which provides different instruction on those subject areas, and meets the contractual requirement for planning time for the homeroom teacher. Instead of expanding the Art, Music and PE time, we have added some academic time for the students to meet the planning time requirement, and reinforce some academic areas. Several schools use this for technology training for students.