Here is the list of recommended cuts to the 2005-06 Port Angeles School District budget if the proposed maintenance and operations levy isn’t passed by voters in May.
The list, developed by the district’s fiscal advisory committee, is listed in descending order by estimated savings amount.
* $7,000: Cut School Board’s travel budget.
* $9,000: Move information technology department from rented space to vacant school area.
* $12,000: Cut Visions completely.
* $12,500: Cut non-grant-funded staff development travel.
* $21,000: Cut athletics secretary position at Port Angeles High School to half-time.
* $25,000: Cut NovaNet program.
* $25,000: Cut school resource officer partnership with Port Angeles Police Department.
* $30,000: Stop all lawn and field watering.
* $30,000: Cut all non-grant-funded personal service contracts.
* $40,000: Increase fees for community use of schools to break even for full cost of utilities and custodial, or stop all outside usage.
* $40,000: Reduce building temperature to 65 degrees maximum.
* $50,000: Cut career and technical education vocational equipment supported from levy.
* $64,000: Cut one elementary counselor position.
* $71,000: Cut outreach program position, plus non-employee-related costs.
* $78,000: Cut two Level I secretary positions at elementary schools.
* $84,000: Close Library Processing Center, including two full-time positions.
* $90,000: Cut central administration (merge director of information technology and facilities positions to save one full-time position; athletics position cut with athletics/activities].
* $96,000: Cut Strings Program at elementary schools, including 1.5 positions.
* $100,000: Cut Maintenance Department budget by 15 percent.
* $130,000: Cut new textbook purchases.
* $150,000: Redefine high school “junior status” to include passing WASL test; reduce number of students eligible to attend Running Start by 30.
* $150,000: Cut 50 percent of information technology equipment purchases.
* $190,000: Cut five para-educator positions.
* $285,000: Close Choice Community School, merge with Port Angeles High School.
* $287,500: Implement every-other night custodial services.
* $365,000: Cut all busing to and from all schools, except required special education busing.
* $758,000: Cut all extracurricular athletics, activities and special music.
* $1,312,000: Cut teaching positions to “minimum state-funding” level in all grades (20.5 full-time-equivalent positions).
Total estimated savings: $4,512,000.
