THE GRINNELL-NEWBURG SCHOOL BOARD TOMORROW NIGHT WILL CONSIDER A BUDGET REDUCTION PROPOSAL WHICH ITSELF HAS BEEN REDUCED.
PREVIOUSLY ON THE TABLE WAS A BUDGET REDUCTION OF NEARLY 360-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO ABOUT 209-THOUSAND DOLLARS…IN THE LATEST PROPOSAL…WHICH INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF A 5TH GRADE TEACHER AND INCREASING A CUSTODIAL POSITION…FOR A NET REDUCTION OF 161-THOUSAND DOLLARS. BUT ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE REDUCTIONS WOULD MAKE A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 221-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REDUCTIONS.
A KEY ELEMENT OF THE NEW BUDGET REDUCTION PROPOSAL IS THE RESTORATION OF MUSIC DEPARTMENT FUNDING. IT IS NOW PROPOSED TO REPLACE THE DEPARTING HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTOR…AND FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVE BUDGET REDUCTION PROPOSALS SUGGESTS RE-HIRING THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTOR AS A HALF-TIME POSITION.
BUDGETING FOR THE TIGER PAWS COACH AND TRANSPORTATION HAS ALSO BEEN RESTORED. THERE WERE STRONG EFFORTS MADE BY PARTICIPANTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PRESERVE THE MUSIC AND TIGER PAWS PROGRAMS.
TO SEE THE REVISED BUDGET REDUCTION PROPOSAL, CLICK ON THE ICON BELOW.
