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Torrington Public Schools Budget 2012-2013

Torrington Public Schools Budget 2012-2013. Board of Education Cheryl F. Kloczko Acting Superintendent of Schools. Cost Savings Measures. Further Cost Saving Measures. Restructuring of Secretaries Reducing General Enrichment Funds Removing Educational Programming

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Torrington Public Schools Budget 2012-2013

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  1. Torrington Public Schools Budget 2012-2013 Board of Education Cheryl F. Kloczko Acting Superintendent of Schools

  2. Cost Savings Measures

  3. Further Cost Saving Measures • Restructuring of Secretaries • Reducing General Enrichment Funds • Removing Educational Programming (APL, Upward Bound and Core Plus) • Sharing Services with the City • Providing in District Programs for Students with More Challenging Special Needs • Input and Cooperation from Bargaining Units for zero wage increases for 2 years in a row

  4. Increases of Which We Have No Control • Facilities: Sewer; Oil; and Electricity • Technology: Fiber; Equipment; Licensing • Special Education: Tuition; Tutors; Transportation; Summer School; Contracted Services • Athletics • $119,112.00 • $272,868.00 • $518,174.00 • $45,659

  5. Increases of Which We Have No Control (continued) • District Wide: Health Insurance; Transportation; Salaries; Substitutes; Stipends; Positions Grant Funded through Education Jobs; overtime; and Legal Costs. • Capital • $1,737,684.00 • $79, 507.00

  6. Proposed Options for Reducing the Budget • Increase in ECS Funding 468,000.00 • Align School Calendars 40,000.00 • Families Provide Supplies 20,000.00 • Reduce Instructional Resources, Dues and Fees 24,000.00 • Reduce Field Trip Transportation Costs at THS 15,000.00 • Reduction of TMS Late Bus 10,000.00 • Remove Chiller Cost 100,000.00 • Reduce 2.5 FTE from THS 100,000.00 • Reduce 4.0 FTE from Elementary 200,000.00 • Total Cost Reduction 1,002,000.00

  7. Proposed Options for Reducing the Budget to a 0% Increase • Pay for Participation: Athletics 405,222.38 • Pay for Participation: Music 236,686.00 • Eliminate General Enrichment 30,000.00 • Reduction of Technology Budget 50,000.00

  8. Reduction of Faculty • Eliminate Latin Program • Reduction of 1 Guidance Counselor at THS • Reduction of 2 FTE at TMS • Reduction of 2 more FTE at THS • Reduction of Library/Media Specialists • Reduction of 1 Support Faculty in each Elementary School • Reduction of 1 Elementary Assistant Principal • Reduction of 1 FTE Guidance Counselor at TMS • 5 Furlough Days for Staff • 80,000.00 • 50,000.00 • 100,000.00 • 100,000.00 • 175,000.00 • 250,000.00 • 102,000.00 • 50,000.00 • 594,624.00

  9. Loss of Programs • Elementary Art $ 240,000.00 • World Languages at TMS $ 250,000.00

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