- Eliminate summer school
- Decrease in Special Education tuitions
- Decrease in Athletic budget
- Decrease in Operations and Maintenance Budget
- Decrease in classroom equipment and supplies
- Support staff reductions
- Classroom instruction reductions
- Benefit reductions (related to staff reductions)
Specific staff changes that are of perhaps the greatest concern to the school community involve the decision to keep three sections of Kindergarten and the decision to cut the "bubble" class. Dr. Villanti stated that he sees no other way to balance the budget without this cut. Board President Mike Junjulas concurred, reminding the audience that he is also the parent of a "bubble" class student.
In a surprise show of support and confidence in the budget process, Jen Wilson announced that Haldane's Administrative Association members agreed to accept a pay freeze next year. Budget implications from this announcement are unknown at this time.
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