Final list of approved budget amendments/cuts, savings
Early retirement incentive for instructional support, $970,000;
Teacher reductions, $360,000;
English as a Second Language teacher, $70,000
Reduction of hours for a literacy coach, $30,000;
Reconfigure 5-12 band program, $26,600;
Reduce kindergarten and special education paraprofessionals, $84,000;
Employ paraprofessionals through PESG, $41,000;
No busing for in-district transfers, $12,000;
Eliminate busing for all extra-curricular events, $10,000;
Transportation costs reduced through privatization or contract negotiations, $310,800;
Reduce secretary/media/clerk services, $82,328;
Reduce technology budget by 12 percent, $60,000;
ERI for support staff, $60,000;
Reduce maintenance budget by 12 percent, $58,800;
Reduce custodial hours, $105,000;
Reduce building use in the evenings and Sundays, $15,000;
Custodial hours reduced through privatization or contract negotiations, $546,600;
Reduce each building by four hours per day, $54,200;
Reduce counselors? summer hours, $10,000;
Eliminate supervision of in-school suspension and Saturday school, $25,600;
Non-union employees 3 percent compensation reduction, $109,500;
Eliminate police liaison officer, $20,000;
Reduce curriculum purchases, $100,000;
Administration third party contracting, HSE, $25,000;
Central office position, $25,000;
Reorganize community education, $32,000;
Self-funded childcare, $6,000;
Eliminate the energy manager position, $24,000;
MESSA dependency audit, $17,000;
Alternative Revenue Development (revenue), $75,000;
Eliminate middle school soccer, $7,000;
Full-time athletic director, $6,000;
No weekend busing and drop-off only for athletics, $41,500;
Reduce district support for hockey team, $27,000;
Reduce funding for assistant coaches, $32,800;
Increase pay to participate (revenue), $26,250;
Estimated net savings: $3,505,978