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Compilation of Questions, Suggestions and Comments
Restructuring Task Force
November 2, 2004
The following listing represents questions, comments and suggestions offered as written or verbal comments at Listening Sessions of the WRPS Restructuring Task Force in September and October of 2004.
1. Given current budget parameters, what can be implemented in terms of the Restructuring Task Force recommendations? What are collective bargaining issues that need to be addressed? What financial issues must be considered?
2. What will be the savings if a school building is closed? Can River Cities High School be relocated into a closed facility?
3. Can grade 7 be moved to elementary schools?
4. Should attendance boundaries change at this point? Should attendance boundaries be changed to add students to schools with low enrollments?
5. Why not reduce course offerings at the secondary level and return to teaching the basics? Can’t elementary teachers be given support to teach areas of art, music and physical education to eliminate the need for teachers in the specialty areas? Can music and/or band be reduced or eliminated? Can the district share or offer courses with other districts?
6. Have co-curricular activities be self-supporting. Increase fees for participation in co-curricular activities.
7. Why not move grade 9 to LHS?
8. Why not combine the two junior high schools into one location?
9. Isn’t student achievement better in smaller schools?
10. Reduce administrators and have principals share buildings. Reduce administrative salaries. Reduce days of work at the district’s central office.
11. Eliminate substitute aides, library aides, noon duty aides, health aides. Reduce the need for substitute teachers.
12. Change kindergarten from full day to half-day and use the other half of the day for 4-K.
13. Put special education, 4-K, and early childhood into one building.
14. Explore if savings can be generated through early retirement incentives or offering alternative benefit approaches to employees.
15. Can the District hold a referendum to support its needs?
16. What do enrollment projections look like?
17. Why not sell excess district land?
18. Charge staff members to attend athletic events.
19. Look at savings in field trips.
20. Reduce summer school classes.
21. Enhance donations by making known a “wish list”.
22. Put Headstart at Vesper School.
23. Put the village library at Vesper into the school.
24. Increase facility rentals.
25. Cut back on computer spending. Reduce the number of computers in each classroom.
26. Close school stores.
27. Stop spending money for treats for students.
28. Charge for robes, gowns, uniforms and instruments.
29. Bulk order supplies.
30. Donation box on tax forms.
31. Use students to clean buildings.
32. Auction excess assets.
33. Supply librarians and other book needs through donations or fundraisers.
34. Have local paper companies donate paper.
35. Hold the line on employee salaries and benefits.
36. Use volunteers more.
37. Can local contractors be contacted to provide “in-kind” maintenance services along with discounts on materials and equipment?
38. Charter Schools (Item added following Board request)
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