Budget Vote: May 21, 2013 at BCHS, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Budget Planning Calendar
Please join us and offer your input on BCSD budget issues.
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March 6, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Focus
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March 20, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Focus
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April 17, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Adoption
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April 23, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 a.m., BOCES Annual Meeting
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May 8, 2013
BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Budget Hearing
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May 21, 2013
School District Budget Vote, BCHS, 7 a.m.-9 a.m.
2011-12 Budget Reductions & Salary Freezes
| Budget Department/Area | Budget Reduction | Savings |
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Elementary (Including Clarksville Closure) |
7.0 full-time equivalent FTE* classroom teachers & 1.8 FTE special subject teachers | $598,080 |
| 1 nurse | $49,900 | |
| 1 principal | $143,740 | |
| Middle School | 4.5 FTE teaching positions | $302,400 |
| High School | 2.6 FTE teaching positions | $174,720 |
| GED Program (0.6 FTE teaching position) | $40,320 | |
| Special Education | 3.0 FTE teaching positions | $201,600 |
| 2.0 FTE speech therapists | $134,400 | |
| 0.4 FTE psychologists | $26,880 | |
| 1.0 FTE Social Worker | $67,200 | |
| Salary Freezes | Bethlehem Central Teachers Association | $844,000 |
| Bethlehem Central United Employees Association | $251,200 | |
| Salary freeze for princpals/central office administrators | $54,610 | |
| Central Office / Districtwide | 1.0 FTE district office clerical position | $45,000 |
| Transportation | Increase maximum ride time to 60 minutes (reduce 3 routes) | $60,000 |
| Salary freeze for directors/managers | $8,000 | |
| Reduction in supplies/contracted items | $17,000 | |
| Operations & Maintenance | 1.0 FTE custodial worker | $54,600 |
| 1.0 FTE maintenance helper | $54,600 | |
| Reduction in equipment & supply purchases; doing more work in-house; and deferring gym floor refinishing and special projects | $89,000 | |
| Eliminate extra summer help | $16,200 | |
| Eliminate Energy Manager stipend | $9,000 | |
| Salary freeze for director/managers | $7,300 | |
| Clarksville Closure - Non-instructional | 2.0 FTE clerical | $103,200 |
| 2.0 FTE custodial | $114,600 | |
| 1.5 FTE food service | $33,640 | |
| Energy savings | $48,000 | |
| O&M supplies | $16,000 | |
| TelCom (network, phone, etc.) | $13,000 | |
| *Note: All positions are shown as full-time equivalent, or FTE. This means that they are totals, and often include full-time positions being reduced to part-time; and the partial or full reduction of some part-time positions. | ||