DeKalb's School Budget Deficit: What Would You Do?
The DeKalb County School System is facing an $85-million deficit that's forced the school board to make some tough decisions.
The DeKalb School board is set to vote on a budget Wednesday, and that budget is going to cut deeply into district programs. The district is considering an array of cuts, like eliminating transportation to magnet programs, cutting a district supplement to pre-kindergarten programs, gutting funding for the popular Fernbank Science Center and eliminating extra teachers in magnet programs. Here are the big issues: Below is an explanation of some of the high-profile cuts the district is proposing. They aren't the biggest cuts, but they've received quite a bit of attention from county residents. Be sure and vote in our poll about how you would go about balancing the budget. And leave us some comments. Pre-kindergarten The district could save $2…
Phil
9:23 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Cut the Central Offfice in the Education department. Dekalb has commissioned studies on staffing and they have only implemented the recommendations partially. Do ALL the recommendations! Focus on the kids learning. And I agree with the concept of outsourcing many functions like psychiatrists and nurses. And there are many more "non-teaching" positions that can be looked at. Raises taxes is just … more ›