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On January 13, 2009, the Superintendent presented the Board with the Superintendent’s budget for 2009-2010, calling for a modest 3.87% increase. This proposal, which included a $228,000 reduction in funding for technology equipment and infrastructure and the elimination of one certified teaching position, would allow the school district to maintain existing programs, fund anticipated increases in fuel and energy costs, and allow the school district to meet all negotiated salary increases. At the meeting on January 13, the Board reviewed the 3.87% proposal and then directed the Superintendent to prepare draft budget scenarios for a 2.0% increase and a 0% increase, respectively. On January 20, the Board of Finance required a Board of Education budget reduction list with a 1.25% budget increase.

Below is a link to the list of proposed cuts to the Superintendent's budget required to reach the budget reductions requested by the Board of Education and Board of Finance. Items 1-15 in reductions generate the 2% budget increase; items 16-21 in green generate 1.25%; and items 22-29 in red generate the 0% budget increase. [|**09-10 Reduction Worksheets Distribution 1-26-09.xls**]