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Budget committee hears staffing reductions and special-education cost-management steps
Summary
Staff described a net reduction of about three employees in the proposed budget and outlined near-term strategies to manage high-cost special-education expenses, including time-charging to high-cost disability funds and hiring occupational therapy through an agency to save roughly $30,000.
Gary Bennett walked the committee through personnel changes embedded in the proposed budget, saying the district will show about three fewer employees on the bottom-line headcount compared with last year but that some earlier temporary hires had been absorbed post-adoption. He said most reductions were in the district office and that staff tried to avoid cuts in classrooms where possible.
On special-education costs, Bennett described detailed near-term tactics: maximizing chargeable time to the high-cost disability fund, reorganizing staffing so directors can charge time appropriately, and hiring an occupational therapist through an agency to achieve an estimated $30,000 saving. "We're trying to combine things together whenever we can," he said, framing these actions as necessary to sustain required services while controlling costs.
