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Parkway Board Talks District Budget Cuts Wednesday

The Parkway School Board is set to discuss budget cuts Monday that the superintendent says could save the district more than $9.5 million over two years.

By Gabrielle Biondo
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January 11, 2012

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Pierremont Elementary School Principal Kathy Caine said special preparations have been made for more kindergartners on school buses.

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Pierremont Elementary School Principal Kathy Caine said special preparations have been made for more kindergartners on school buses.

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Parents spent hours telling board members they did not like the way this proposed change was handled and that they felt that it was not publicized to parents properly. They also told board members to come back with a better plan.

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The Parkway School Board is set to discuss budget cuts Monday that the superintendent says could save the district more than $9.5 million over two years.

The plan is outlined on the Parkway School District's website. It is also posted below from the district's website. According to the site, the district must reduce expenditures by 3 to 5 percent over the next two years due to declining revenues and a projection of minimal growth for the district. According to the website, Superintendent Keith Marty said the cuts could save the district between $7.45 and $9.63 million over the next two years.

Wednesday night, the below recommendations are set to be presented to the school board. The cuts include both admininstrative and teaching support staff, the district's operating budget and more.

Board members are not set to vote on the below proposed cuts, until February.

Following are the proposed cuts as posted on the district's website.

Category	Annual Savings Range
District administrators & departmental support staff Reduce approximately 20 positions over 2 years Primarily through attrition	$1.0M – $1.25M
Operating budgets Reduce program and school budgets by 10%	$700K – $830K
Greater efficiencies Centralize student registration process Eliminate part-time lunch/recess personnel Reduce overtime and per diem days Reduce utility costs Electronic report cards Other areas	$1.4M – $1.75M
Personnel supporting teachers and students Implement “Instructional Coaching” model Restructure elementary CRS allocation model Restructure math/reading intervention allocations Primarily through attrition	$1.8M – $2.5M
Teaching assistants (TAs) & school secretarial staffing models Restructure staffing models for efficiency	$1.0M – $1.2M
School instructional staffing models Restructure delivery of PACE/Reach services Elementary – remove hard caps for more flexible staffing Middle/high – reduce 1 position per school	$1.4M – $1.9M
New revenues Increase summer school fees Increase fees for building usage (use of premise)	$150K – $200K
TOTAL SAVINGS IMPLEMENTED OVER 2 YEARS	$7.45M – $9.63M

Related Topics: Budget, Cuts, Parkway, St. Louis, and keith marty

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