CSC Minutes – 1/22/2018

Shahad Mohieldin, Jake Fisher, Michael Wylde, Adam Haynes, Ron Sherman, Kevin Vicente, Kittie Hook, Mary Jo Minogue, Jay Clapper, Jennifer Harkness-Quintana, Juliana Evans, Andrew Schwartz, Lucca Raabe, and Isabelle Maestas.

4:30pm

Current budget: $7.6 Million

• Net increase from last year
• District has allocated some items to the school – means a larger dollar number for the
  school

• We need to make substantial cuts – ~$300,000
• Comes from our projected reduced enrollment (about 66 kids fewer)
  • Gideon Geisel – completely funded by Career Connect
• Administrative costs
  • Lessard, Asst. Principal Greeley, athletic director
• Teachers: $71,479 per head
  • Accounts for 74% of the total budget
• Can the district prove their commitment to GW by funding us more?
• We could make some cuts from non-salary expenses
  • Such as printing costs, etc.
  • We don’t want a surplus in funding either
• 1171 or 1190 as working numbers for student total projection 2018-19
• Mandarin teacher would be half time – only $16,000
• Yellow ranking from means that we don’t lose any funding

Budget Discussion

• 25:1 9 th grade teacher to student ratio
• 30:1 for 10 th – 12 th grade
• Maybe drop one of the following teachers:
  • Mild moderate
  • Visual / performing arts
• Can we share teachers with Delta?
  • Yes, theoretically, but nothing is set in that way yet
  • The bell schedule does conflict
• World language is pretty limited – no non-honors French class now, a lot of the DPS curriculum is designed for three years
• Freshman Seminar is tough to cut – not a single FTE – split across many subjects and taught by many teachers

Budget Cut Options

• Library Para, PE, Visual Arts, Mild Moderate
  • Library is important – upgrades this summer, access for computers, printers
  • Visual arts and PE – both are non-academic electives – good to have an option
• Math Tutor, JFS Psychologist, RJ Coordinator
• RJ Coordinator
• 2 feels a little excessive – 1 could be an option

Budget Interim Decisions

• Option A: We’re only looking to find $216,000 in reductions
  • Less likely – maybe 10%
• Option B: Cut $301,000 (less optimal but more likely)

Final Budget Decision for RIBs

• E.
• Visual/Performing Arts
• RJ coordinator
• Math Tutor
• Mild Moderate
• JFS (full time)
• If possible we will work with the district to save the visual/performing arts position.

5:30pm

2/5/2018 – 4:30pm