District Faces Budget Crisis (continued)
Employee budget workgroups and community members have been asked to provide a tentative list of reductions totaling six percent over three years.
What could those budget cuts mean for Jeffco? Here’s a preliminary look into what could be Jeffco’s future:
Elementary reductions
$11,421,000
- Loss of teachers
- Loss of assistant principals
- Loss of custodial support
- Loss of clinic aide time and paraprofessional support
- Loss of instructional funding
Middle level reductions
$3,509,400
- Loss of teachers
- Loss of assistant principals
- Loss of instructional funding
- Loss of custodial support
- Loss of clinic aide time and paraprofessional support
Senior high reductions
$8,394,900
- Loss of teachers
- Loss of assistant principals
- Loss of instructional funding
- Loss of counselors
- Loss of custodial support
- Loss of clinic aide time and paraprofessional support
- Loss of campus supervisors
- Reduction in senior high bus routes
- Slowing or eliminating the expansion of Warren Tech
Central services
$12,183,400
- Loss of support in budget and accounting
- Loss of support in curriculum, leadership training, teacher training, and instructional coaches
- Loss of transportation
- Loss of maintenance and custodial support
- Loss of technology support in both operations and instruction
- Loss of human resources support including hiring and substitutes
For a complete list of preliminary recommended reductions, please visit: http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/finance/index.html
The district is in the preliminary stages of thinking through proposed reductions and the Board of Education will make final decisions in the spring. Please contact a school principal if you have any questions about the budget information or Communications Services at 303-982-6808.