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Report to the Community. April 9 th , 2014. District Enrollment - Past & Future. Passing a levy in 2005 didn’t mean the School District was immune to making tough choices…. Cooper Elementary was closed Walking distances for students have increased. Tilden was closed and repurposed.
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Report to the Community April 9th, 2014
Passing a levy in 2005 didn’t mean the School District was immune to making tough choices… • Cooper Elementary was closed • Walking distances for students have increased. • Tilden was closed and repurposed. • Our transportation system was restructured to save money. • Positions have been eliminated through reductions and retirements whenever possible. • All Employee Bargaining Groups have taken pay freezes or soft freezes over the past decade. • Our elementary boundaries have been redrawn twice over the past 10 years to remain efficient. • 5th grade students were transitioned to the Middle School as a cost savings measure. • The School Board approved $800,000 in cuts for the 2013-14 school year.
Where do we go from here? Enrollment Projections Current Structure
Enrollment Losses Past 10 Years Hastings Public Schools Hastings Area Private Schools (Includes SEAS, St. John’s, St. Mathias) -22% Declining Enrollment – we are not alone.
The loss of 100 students equals an approximate loss of -$8,000 for each student or a total of -$800,000 to the School District in just one year. Even if you could reduce your teaching staff by 4 to try and offset the loss of students, how do you offset the rest of the -$552,000. $800,000 – Loss of 100 Students $248,000 – Reduction of 4 teachers @ $62,000 each $552,000 Net Loss Declining Student Enrollment What does it mean?
Proposed Reductions Special Services FTE or Position(s) Description 0.0631Assessment Time - District Wide 0.2Speech and Language - JFK 0.4SLD at McAuliffe 0.6Eliminate ECSE Coordinator Position 1.0Eliminate Vacant Secondary Special Ed Coordinator High School 4Eliminate 4 PSA positions (Pinecrest, McAuliffe and 2 at HMS) $82,000 Increase revenue from student enrollment in STAARS program Elementary FTE or Position(s) Description 3.0Eliminate Library Media Certified Staff 3Eliminate 3 Library Media Secretarial Staff Hastings Middle School FTE or Position(s) Description 2.0Math positions/overloads 1.2Science 0.234Social Studies/Language Arts 0.8Music 1.033Art 1.166FACS 1.434Human Performance (PE) 1.167Industrial Tech 0.8Spanish 0.2French Hastings High School FTE or Position(s) Description 0.2Spanish 0.333FACS 1.166Science 0.667English 0.3French 0.667Math 0.533Social Studies/Business 0.2Art 0.4Industrial Tech 0.566Human Performance (PE) $59,456 Athletic positions, HHS supplies and ALC Revenue Enhancement Teaching and Learning FTE or Position(s) Description $89,536 Reduction of workbooks, testing, staff development and stipends.