Services, contracts, programs on district’s hit list
Here are proposed cuts under consideration by the Lawrence school board related to the 2003-2004 budget:
- $439,000, closure of Riverside School.
- $379,300, closure of Centennial School.
- $304,700, closure of East Heights School.
- $388,700, nonrenewal of 8.8 full-time equivalent teachers hired to reduce class size.
- $134,500, move copier lease from the general fund to the capital outlay budget.
- $99,000, move three maintenance positions to the capital outlay fund.
- $40,000, move a locksmith to capital outlay fund.
- $11,000, drop the Chalkwave instructional television.
- $3,000, reduction for telephone system.
- $7,000, drop the SIRS research library media service.
- $12,000, delete Web Path Express online media services.
- $6,000, reduction for technology equipment.
- $50,000, move reimbursement for counseling services to general fund.
- $13,000, vocational and continuing education secretary to be funded by adult basic education funds.
- $226,500, eliminate budget for private tuition of special education students.
- $63,000, one-year savings on technology software.
- $75,000, delete district director of assessments.
- $200,000, replace general fund with new federal grant for special education.
- $17,600, drop Japanese instruction
- $15,000, discontinue special-education liaisons.
- $2,000, library periodicals
- $24,700, eliminate services to private schools.
- $45,500, cut supervisor of special services.
- $25,000, drop an administration secretary.
- $70,000, eliminate general fund support for WRAP program.
- $2,700, drop stipend for bookstore program supervisors.
- $24,700, reorganize Medicaid and related activities.
- $15,000, reduce technology repair and maintenance.
- $60,000, delete administrative position of director of vocational education.
- $11,000, reduce staffing for library media staff.
- $35,000, cut Medicaid equipment fund.
- $25,200, reduction in athletics and activities.
- $12,000, terminate lease for First Stop facility.
- $90,000, reduce funding of teacher cadre program.
- $37,500, art, music and gym teacher travel reimbursement.
- $10,000, reduce clerical work hours.
- $14,500, fine arts budget.
- $20,000, discontinue contract with Kansas University.
- $18,900, discontinue a contract related to preschool enrollments.
- $110,300, reduce sixth-grade band and orchestra.
- $134,100, begin phase out of junior high French and German.
- $130,600, phase two of after-school athletics and academics.
- $13,900, reduction in administration advertising, binding, software.
- $22,000, eliminate homebound service for students not in special education.
- $24,000, delete maintenance secretary.
- $89,000, eliminate American Sign Language program.
- $8,800, phase three of athletics and activities.
- $19,900, delete extra-duty pay for music programs.
- $33,700, library media supplies.
- $6,000, general instructional materials.
- $6,500, discontinue Stanford 9 student assessment for sixth-graders.
- $60,700, phase four of athletics and activities.
- $24,000, drop maintenance and operations delivery job.
- $33,000, drop district substitute custodians.
- $24,700, reduce one of the four autism program sites.
- $15,000, nursing services.
- $37,500, eliminate student behavior analyst contract.
- $25,000, reduce library materials.
- $71,100, reduce clerical staff.
- $22,000, drop nursing facilitator.
- $15,000, eliminate services for detention center students.
- $44,100, reduce vocal music instruction for junior high students.
- $56,000, phase five of athletics and activities.
- $40,000, delete night supervisor job.
- $184,800, reduce counseling staff.
- $22,500, phase six of athletics and activities.
- $100,000, reduce supplemental reading and math services.
- $70,400, phase seven of athletics and activities.
- $7,400, reduce psychological services.
- $33,800, cut library media supplies.
- $12,400, reduce special education services at Lawrence Alternative High School.
- $12,400, reduce speech-language services.
- $100,000, reduce clerical aides in libraries.
- $24,000, reduce instructional material budgets in each school.
- $17,000, drop KBI background checks on new employees.
- $115,500, limit high school academic days to six periods.
- $231,800, delete art, music and gym for students in kindergarten.
- $150,000, reduce supplemental reading and math instruction.
- $155,100, reduce nursing staff.
- $62,800, deeper cuts in nursing staff.