Proposed Brandon budget cuts, savings

na reduction in the teaching staff, with 10 teach ers this year taking an early retirement incentive, saving the district about $800,000 (see story, page 15) and six teachers being laid off, $360,000;
nreduction of the English as a Second Language teacher (who instructs 79 students in the district with 12 different native languages among them) two part-time, $35,000;
nreduction of a literacy coach to part-time, $50,000;
nelimination of band at the intermediate school, $20,000;
nreduction of summer counseling hours, $10,000;
nelimination of the supervision of in-school suspensions and Saturday school, $25,000;
nelimination of the liaison officer, $40,000;
nreduction of instructional parapros, $50,000 for Kindergarten and $34,000 for special education;
nreduction of non-instructional support (lunchroom and recess supervision) by four hours per day at each building, $54,208;
nelimination of secondary busing (grades 7-12), $500,000;
nno busing for in-district transfers, $12,000;
nelimination of busing for all extra-curricular activities (field trips are already funded by parents or activity funds), $5,000;
nprivatization of transportation services, $311,000;
nreduction of the secretary/media/clerk contract, $77,540;
n10 percent reduction of the maintenance budget, $49,000;
nreduction of the technology budget, $50,000;
nearly retirement incentive for two custodians, $60,150;
nreduction of custodial hours by four hours per week per building, $78,980;
nmove costs of custodial services to (community) facility users, $15,000;
nprivatization of custodial services, $546,594;
nreduction of curriculum purchases, $80,000;
nadministration third party contracting at
HSE, $25,000;
nelimination of a central office position (a retiring employee will not be replaced), $25,000;
nclosing the swimming pool, $98,000;
nmake community education self-funded, $32,000;
nself-funding of child care, $6,000;
neliminate the energy manager position, $24,000;