Historical April–May 2004 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The four budget options to make up a $ 23 million dollar budget shortfall will be considered at the school board’s April meeting.
The board seeks community input in any of the following ways: 1. E-mail to william.roberti@slps.org or darnetta.clinksdale@slips.org. 2. Letters to SLPS, 801 N. 11th St. 63101. 3. Respond on district website: SLPS Operating Budget Reduction Alternatives 2004/2005 page. Option I: Attrition Academic Impact: Least impact. Replacement of lost employees through attrition to ensure MSIP guidelines are adhered to. Category Description Cost Savings Attrition Attrition of 700 employees, 400 of which are teachers, 166 of which are replaced; net attrition of 425 positions at weighted avg. salary of $36.9K $16,730,500 RIF or Salary Reduction Minimal Administrative Reduction (60 positions) $2,000,000 Benefit Premium Sharing Employee Benefit Premium Contribution to State Average $1,500,000 Benefit Design Employee Benefit Plan Design $1,000,000 Grant Funding Early Childhood Grant $1,000,000 Community Ed vs. Community Engagement All 16 Community Ed Centers remain open and fund a formal annual community engagement process upon the arrival of a new superintendent $0 Transportation Better mgt of taxi program, vendor rebid, route efficiencies $1,000,000 Non-core K-12 Academic No change $0 Move 9th grade from Southwest H.S. to Roosevelt H.S. $100,000 Estimated Total Savings ‑ $23,330,500 Option II: Reduction in Force Academic Impact: Same as Option I academic impact, however larger number of employees must be terminated since bumping rights dictate that lowest seniority employees are eliminated and thereby requiring a larger number of lost jobs. Category Description Cost Savings Attrition No change ‑ $0 RIF or Salary Reduction Maximum reduction of 650 employees at weighted avg. minimum salary of $28,681 $18,642,650 Benefit Premium Sharing Employee Benefit Premium Contribution to State Average (Same as Option 1) $1,500,000 Benefit Design Employee Benefit Plan Design (Same as Option 1) $1,000,000 Grant Funding Early Childhood Grant (Same as Option 1) $1,000,000 Community Ed vs.Community Engagement All 16 Community Ed Centers remain open and fund a formal annual community engagement process upon the arrival of a new superintendent (Same as Option 1) $0 Transportation Better mgt of taxi program, vendor rebid, route efficiencies (Same as Option 1) $1,000,000 Non-core K-12 Academic No change (Same as Option 1) $0 Move 9th grade from Southwest H.S. to Roosevelt H.S. (Same as Option 1) $100,000 Estimated Total Savings ‑ $23,242,650 Option III: 8% Salary Reduction Academic Impact: Same as Option I academic impact except salary reduction across the board unfairly penalizes strong performers and otherwise decimates morale which would have an impact on the classroom since teachers represent >50% of SLPS payroll. Category Description Cost Savings Attrition For example, 2% attrition due to 8% salary reduction $3,784,089 RIF or Salary Reduction 8% Salary Reduction across the District, all positions $14,833,628 Benefit Premium Sharing Greater Premium Sharing $2,000,000 Benefit Design Greater Benefit Design Change $1,500,000 Grant Funding Early Childhood Grant (Same as Option 1) $1,000,000 Community Ed vs. Community Engagement No Change $0 Transportation No Change $0 Non-core K-12 Academic No Change $0 Move 9th grade from Southwest H.S. to Roosevelt H.S. (Same as Option 1) $100,000 Estimated Total Savings ‑ $23,217,716 Option IV: No Attrition, No RIF, No Salary Cuts, Academic Program Downsizing Academic Impact: Greatest detrimental impact to the classroom. Non-core K-12 Academic program elimination will have an impact on core K-12 education. Category Description Cost Savings Attrition No change ‑ $0 Benefit Premium Sharing No Premium Sharing $0 Benefit Design No Benefit Design $0 Grant Funding Early Childhood Grant (Same as Option 1) $1,000,000 Community Ed vs. Community Engagement Eliminate Community Education altogether with no replacement and no community engagement funding $1,500,000 Transportation Better mgt of taxi program, vendor rebid, route efficiencies plus Transportation pickup 3.5 miles distance or greater from school only $2,700,000 Non-core K-12 Academic Athletics – self funded through school concession sales $1,095,000 Eliminate and/or Reduce the following: Parent Infant Program $500,000 Parents as Teachers $700,000 Springboard to Learning $170,000 ‑ Limit textbook purchases $3,700,000 Gifted Programs $760,000 Social Work $3,000,000 ‑ Eliminate Field Trips $320,000 Eliminate extra-course offerings (journalism, health careers, elementary & middle foreign languages) $1,200,000 School Closings (For Example: 8 — no analysis has been done) $6,000,000 Library Books $600,000 Estimated Total Savings ‑ $23,245,0000
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OptionI attrition proposal and academic-impact statement. Original printed table, not actual expenditures.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2004.
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Archival transcription note: OptionIV total printed$23,245,0000 with extra zero; source retained. OptionI employee count wording700/166/425 does not reconcile, and425times$36.9K does not equal printed$16,730,500. Proposals not actual expenditures; no figures silently repaired.
Original source: SD_Times2004_04.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
