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Staff outlines potential savings from two- and three-campus scenarios
Summary
District staff showed annual operational and staffing comparisons for two- and three-campus models, flagged likely personnel reductions over time as enrollment falls and said shared food-service and technology centralization could yield savings; trustees asked for precise numbers from consultants.
Finance staff presented annualized operating-cost comparisons and scenarios for two- and three-campus models. The presentation included building-related yearly costs (utilities, grounds, internet) and identified teacher payroll as the largest recurring expense. The staffer explained possible personnel adjustments: as classes shrink trustees could move from four teachers per grade level toward three, with salary savings over time, and suggested that centralizing food service and consolidating internet/firewall connections could also produce efficiencies.
Staff presented illustrative capital figures during the session: a two-campus scenario was discussed near $18,000,000 and a one-campus schematic appeared on a slide as '30.3185'; presenters described both as preliminary and asked the board to treat them as estimates. Finance staff reiterated that the salary-only totals (pre-K–5 about $3,000,000; 6–12 about $3.4 million) excluded benefits and central-office costs and recommended that trustees request a phased plan if they prefer to avoid large short-term capital outlays.
