COMMUNITY WORK SESSION CHOICES

Estimated
Choices Alternative Reductions/Changes Savings Reduction/Change Impact

1. Maintain School Support x Eliminate Insurance Deductible Assistance $ 50,000 ‚ Increases financial burden on schools when theft
occurs
x BECCA Program - 50% 119,000 ‚ Slows processing of BECCA attendance
issues
‚ Requires administrators to file secondary BECCA
petitions and to cover hearing dates.
x Health Services - 50% Health Techs & Nurses 766,000 ‚ Reduces health room coverage at elementaries
to 2 or 3 days a week
‚ Increases health risks to students with medical
needs
‚ Increases compliance risk to district
x Extended Day Contracts - 50% * 100,000 ‚ Reduces opportunity for psychologist to complete
Individualized Education Plans
‚ Reduces opportunity for counselors to address
beginning and end of year credit tracking, 504
transition and other student related work
x .5 Clerical @ MS 125,000 ‚ Reduced services to teachers, students, and
x 1.0 Clerical @ HS 175,000 parents

Total $ 1,335,000

2. Maintain Athletics x Includes: All 7th grade and JV teams at middle school, all $ 679,000 ‚ Decreases opportunities for large number of
9th grade and sophomore teams at high school, judo, students to be connected to school via sports
JV swim, JV golf, JV tennis and JV cross country at high
school *
‚ Increases potential for attendance problems
‚ Increases risk of school dropouts
x Transfer Audit Costs to ASB 37,000 ‚ Increases financial strain on school ASB's
‚ Reduces opportunities for student activities

Total $ 716,000

* Will or may require bargaining with one or more unions.

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Choices Alternative Reductions/Changes Savings Reduction/Change Impact

3. Keep All Current Middle x Close and Mothball 1 Middle School for Future K-8 $ 1,100,000 x Reduces excess capacity of 900+ seats at middle
Schools Open Includes Admin Clerical, Library, Counseling, Utilities & school level
Custodial Costs x Makes use of underutilized classrooms in
remaining middle schools
x Requires middle school boundary changes and
redistribution of middle school students
x Provides for future opportunity to reopen facility
as a K-8 school

Total $ 1,100,000

4. Maintain Facility x Increase Rents $ 100,000 x Increases rent and charges for non-district users
Services including churches, childcare providers and
others.
x Close Elementaries @ 5:00 PM (w/limited meeting access) 100,000 x Curtails most evening use of elementary schools
- Reduced Utilities * (Occasional use for school purposes would be
allowed. Other uses would require rent and full
recovery of costs)

x Reduced Mowing & Irrigation of School Front Lawns *
x 1 Painter Position *
x 40 Custodians 10 Month Rather Than 12 Month Schedule *
107,000 x Eliminates seasonal irrigation and reduces
mowing of front lawns at all district facilities
75,000 x Reduces maintenance painting by 50%
250,000 x Reduces summer cleaning by 40%
x Eliminates support for summer programs
x Increases number of days w/o any custodial
services during summer months

Total $ 632,000

* Will or may require bargaining with one or more unions.

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Choices Alternative Reductions/Changes Savings Reduction/Change Impact

5. Maintain Employee x 50 % Classified Training Time *
Programs
x 100% Classified Training Program Stipends *
x All Bargained Elementary Clerical Extra Hours *
x 50% New Teacher Training *
x Move Finger-printing to Depts./Applicants/Reduce
Requirements *
x Employee Assistance Prog. *
Total
$ 205,000 x Reduces training opportunities and incentives for
after-hour training
57,500 x Reduces employee efficiency
x Increases compliance risks
14,000 x Reduces clerical help at start of school year
46,000 x Reduces new teacher training opportunities
x Increases risk of new teacher turnover
36,500 x Transfers costs to department and job applicants
x Increases security risks
58,000 x Eliminates employee benefit offering counseling
for work-related or personal issues
$ 417,000

6. Maintain Special x Eliminate Hi Cap Subsidy $ 100,000 x Narrows ability to serve all identified Hi-Cap
Programs students

Total $ 100,000

7. Maintain Instructional x Professional Development * $ 48,000 x Eliminates all district optional instructional training
Services
x Retains only compliance-required training
x Literacy Coach Stipend * $ 70,000 x Eliminates training for literacy coaches assisting
classroom teachers
x National Board Facilitator Stipend * $ 6,000 x Eliminates support for teachers seeking National
Board Certification
x Reduce Technology Instructional TOSAs by 50% $ 150,000 x Eliminates in-class assistance for teachers, with
course work, resources, assessment and
technology.
Total $ 274,000

* Will or may require bargaining with one or more unions.

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Choices Alternative Reductions/Changes Savings Reduction/Change Impact

8. Maintain Elementary x 20% Nonlabor Reduction $ 200,000 x Decreases classroom materials

Instruction x Eliminates ability to fund field trips
x 2.5 Extra Cert Staff @ Bldg. Incl Instructional Coaches, 5,437,500 x Requires elementary schools to eliminate most
Literacy Coaches, Math Coaches, ITS, Assessment non-classroom specialists who provide the
Coordinators/Facilitators, Librarians & Counselors current services:
- Information literacy skills
- Library collection maintenance
- Classroom technology support
- Instructional coaching
- Student counseling services
- Assessment assistance
x Reduce Camp, Music, Safety Patrol Stipends 50% * ? 10,000 x Limits student participation in these activities

Total $ 5,647,500

9. Elementary Vocal Music & x All PE and Vocal Music Specialists * $ 4,350,000 x Lessens foundational instruction for participation
PE in secondary music programs
x Requires classroom teachers to teach state-
required physical education.
x Requires alternative arrangements for teacher
planning time.

Total $ 4,350,000

10. Keep Elementary 5-6 x Move Elementary 5-6 Instrumental Music Outside School $ 1,000,000 x Limits student participation to those who can
Instrumental Music Within Day * provide their own transportation
School Day

Total $ 1,000,000

11. Maintain Elementary x Increase Staff Ratio by 2 Students $ 2,800,000 x Increases class size
Class Size x Limits teacher's ability to address the varied and
different learning needs of the students in their
class

Total $ 2,800,000

* Will or may require bargaining with one or more unions.

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Choices Alternative Reductions/Changes Savings Reduction/Change Impact

12. Maintain Secondary x Reduce International Baccalaureate Subsidy $ 78,000 x Limits IB class offerings
Instruction
x Reduce Class Coverage by 50% * 75,000 x Lessens consistent class coverage when
substitutes are not available
x Reduce Pre-vocational Nonlabor Budget by 50% (Middle 38,000 x Reduces resources and supplies for elective
School) middle school pre-vocational courses
x Reduce Department Chair Stipends by 50% * 145,000 x Reduces department collaboration
x Reduces curriculum resource tracking e.g.
textbooks
x Reduce Teacher Copy Clerical Staff by 50% * 145,000 x Reduces teacher planning opportunity
x Eliminate In-School Suspension @ MS 120,000 x Requires all suspended students to be sent
home.
x Eliminate Extra Hours For After School Detention Support 28,000 x Increases difficulty in holding students
accountable for minor infractions
x 20% Nonlabor Reduction 190,000 x Decreases classroom materials
x Eliminates ability to fund field trips
1.0 FTE Cert Reduction at Middle School 450,000 x Increases class size
1.0 FTE Cert Reduction at High School 300,000 x Reduces flexibility of academic support options
during the day

Total $ 1,569,000

13. Maintain Secondary x Increase Staffing Ratio by 2 Students $ 2,600,000 x Increases class size
Class Size x Limits teacher’s ability to address the varied and
different learning needs of the students in their
class

Total $ 2,600,000

14. Allow Basic Education
Secondary Class Size
With Fewer Than 20
Students
x Limit Minimum Class Size to 20 Students Except for $ 15,000 x Reduces need for portables
Vocational and Special Education
x Reduces Average Class Sizes
x Limits opportunities for students to take advanced
level classes

Total $ 15,000

* Will or may require bargaining with one or more unions.

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Choices Alternative Reductions/Changes Savings Reduction/Change Impact

15. Maintain Middle School x Reduce to Level Funded by State (5 periods) $ 2,250,000 x Eliminates all elective options for middle school
Student Day at Current students e.g. music, vocational, art, academic
Level (6 Periods) support
x Reduce Middle School Cert Staffing by 1/6 x Shortens student school day

Total $ 2,250,000

16. Maintain Transportation x Mid-Day Kindergarten Busing $ 233,000 x Eliminates mid-day kindergarten transportation
Services
x HS Transfer Buses 13,000 x Eliminates busing for high school students to take
advantage of unique classes at other high
schools
x Activity Buses 50,000 x Eliminates late afternoon busing for secondary
students participation in after school athletics
x Meeker Bus 9,000 and activities
x KTA/KMTA Transportation 50,000 x Eliminates busing for technology academies
x Hi-Cap Transportation 385,000 x Eliminates busing for elementary Hi-Cap
programs

Total $ 740,000

17. Maintain Technology x 2 Web Engineers $ 120,000 x Halts all new web technology programs
Support x Cancels replacement of main website in 2010
x Cancels expansion of "staff link" to schools
Total $ 120,000

18. Maintain I-728 Grant

Services Extended Learning Assistance
x Supplemental Materials for Struggling Learners
x Extended Learning Funding to Schools
x Summer School (Certs/Clerical/Security)
$ 550,000 x Eliminates additional support materials
327,000 x Eliminate after school extended learning
opportunities;
x Severely limits in-school extended learning
opportunities at middle and high school
200,000 x Eliminates summer school offerings at
elementary and middle school for struggling
learners.
x Reduces high school level summer school
offerings
x Increases high school tuition

* Will or may require bargaining with one or more unions.

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Choices Alternative Reductions/Changes Savings Reduction/Change Impact

18. Maintain I-728 Grant x 1.0 FTE Health Service Cert 75,000 x Reduces health services support to students in
Services (Cont'd) need
x Kent Phoenix Academy Admin/Cert/Clerical 300,000 x Reduces student program offerings

x AYP School Support 60,000 x Eliminates additional support provided to schools

in Step 1 of NCLB AYP status; schools may move
to Step 2
x Community Mentor Support 50,000 x Eliminates community mentor/tutoring programs
x Contract School 45,000 x Eliminates tutoring support for students on
suspension

Professional Development
x Teacher Training to Effectively Serve Struggling Learners 200,000 x Reduces training focused on helping teachers
address the needs of ELL students in the basic
education classroom
x Special Education (SE) Teacher Training 100,000 x Eliminates paid training for SE teachers
supplemental curriculum
x Moodle Training 12,000 x Reduces IEP training
x Impacts time line to implement Moodle as a
classroom tool; teachers wishing to adopt this
new curriculum would need to do so on their own
time
x KMTA Teacher Training & Materials 100,000 x Eliminates training for new KMTA teachers.
x Eliminates summer training for teachers and
students new to the Academy
x Site Based Professional Development 100,000 x Reduces teacher training opportunities at school
level by 50%
x Standards Based Report Card Training * 76,000 x Eliminates SBRC training for new teachers (may
cause additional time for teacher to complete
student’s report card)
x Full Day Kindergarten Trainer Support 3,000 x Reduces training for FDK teachers

Total $ 2,198,000

* Will or may require bargaining with one or more unions.

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Choices Alternative Reductions/Changes Savings Reduction/Change Impact

19. Maintain I-728 Class Size

Reduction Staffing Class Size Reduction
x 1.0 FTE Hi-Cap 75,000 x Reduces number of qualifying students who will
have opportunity to participate in the Hi-Cap
program.
x 5.0 FTE K-4 Reduction 375,000 x Increases class-size in some K-4 classrooms
x 2.0 FTE - Kent-Meridian HS 150,000 x Reduces number of math and reading support
classes available for struggling learners
x .5 FTE - Mill Creek MS 37,500 x Reduces number reading support classes
available for struggling learners

Total $ 637,500

20. Maintain Current Non- x 1 Day off w/o Pay for Non-Teaching Staff * $ 100,000 x Reduced services to school and community
Teacher Schedule x Reduced facility usage

Total $ 100,000

21. Maintain Current 180 Day x 1 Day off w/o Pay for Teaching Staff * $ 500,000 x Decreases opportunities for teacher training,
Teaching Schedule collaboration, preparation time

Total $ 500,000

22. Maintain a 5-Day Week x Adopt 4-Day Week w/State Approval, Including * $ - x Lengthens school day for students
Schedule - Utility Savings 360,000 x Lengthens work day for most employees
- Transportation Subsidy Reduction 200,000 x Reduces access to meals by 1 day @ week
- Substitute Savings 25,000 for free and reduced program students
- Potential Custodial Savings? ? (41% of all students)
x Reduces facility use access by community

Total $ 585,000

23. Maintain Math-Science x Match to funding reduction $ 451,000 x Limits training on new mathematics and new
Professional science standards
Development Program
Total $ 451,000

Total Initial Reductions $ 30,137,000

* Will or may require bargaining with one or more unions.

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