2011-12 Budget Summary

For the 2011-12 school year, the Board of Education submitted a balanced budget to the County Office of Education. It included approximately $115 million in reductions, reflecting the "May revise" funding estimates supplied by the Governor's office.

Because of the reduction in funds for the fifth consecutive budget year, impacts to the classroom include:

• Increases in class size as a result of 800 fewer teachers across the district
• GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) program staff reductions
• Cuts in transportation for Magnet and other programs
• Dropout prevention program reductions.

Complete list of the programs reduced for 2011-12

• Reduce GATE Admin and Funding
• Eliminate American with Disabilities Act
• Restructuring Student Programs And Professional Learning
• Magnet Programs Office Transfer to Resticted MSAP Grant
• Eliminate Utilities Management Program
• Teacher Prep and Student Support (Eliminate Unrestricted Support)
• Eliminate Office of School Innovation and Chief Special Projects Office
• College, Career and Tech Ed-Transfer to Restricted; Eliminate Open PARS
• Community Relations Department Elimination
• Adult Education (Eliminate GFU Support of Centralized Oversight)
• CBET Program Elimination
• Drop Out Prevention (Realignment)
• Reduce P.E and Health
• 14% Additional Reduction to Central Office
• Enrollment Options Reductions
• Eliminate Transportation for Magnet and VEEP
• School Police Services Reduction
• Visual and Performing Arts Reduction
• Area Superintendents Budget Reductions and Restructure
• Eliminate Supplemental Secondary Counselors
• Reduce Visiting Teachers Budget due to reduced Professional Development
• Race and Relations Department Reduction
• Eliminate/Suspend OCILE Program
• Eliminate RELI Program
• Reduce Landscapers by 10 FTE-10%
• K-3 CSR - Increased Class Sizes 29:1/ Contrat Maximum (Net of Revenue Penalties)
• Reduction to Unrestricted Allocation Model-Site Based Decisions
• Solar Energy Implementation Savings and Other Utilities Savings
• Eliminate Unrestricted Vacancies
• Suspend Supplemental Allocations for Magnet Programs
• Eliminate 4 Operation Specialists
• Eliminate K-2 ARRA Positions CSR 16.5:1 (29 Schools)
• Reduce Special Education local contribution- Program and Transportation Reductions
• Eliminate Intersession and Second Session of Special Education
• Addition of 3 Principals to Small School Complexes
• Additional Restoration of Elementary Arts and Music