BUDGET CUTTING

PRESENTATION
EDAD 5400
Sara Schochler and Sam Jackson

82% OF THE BUDGET IS PAYROLL (TROUDT 2015)

Regarding the hiring of fewer para-professionals or support-staff

personal; Its difficult through empirical research to determine
what contribution aides make to elevate student
achievement (Guthrie, 2012).
Redefining the roles of classroom teachers and other staff
members provides great opportunities for increased
productivity (Petrelli, 2015).

In Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, The district also has

consolidated some services, which means more hours but
barely any more overtime pay for many
employees (Edwards, 2013).

3. CAMPUS SECURITY

CAMPUS BUILDING OPERATIONS

CUTS

CAMPUS MATERIALS
Cloud computing was the answer. I decided to create an e-

classroom in which all notes and worksheets were uploaded to

a free website, allowing students to access the documents
whenever they wanted (Damani, 2012).

CAMPUS CLIMATE CONTROL

MEDIA AND PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT
9. The Additional Consideration document reveals the possibility of saving the
district $7,235 by not implementing Media Services (print) into the budget
(Veitenheimer 2010).
10. District level cuts in Media Services promote campus level cuts in
Professional Development which can now be done via Webinars and other
electronic forums; the amount a campus could cut depends on the
individual campus and year in question (Troudt 2015).
One Final Thought

Solving our budget crisis shouldnt come at the expense of children. We should do
everything we can to protect students learning opportunities, improve the
effectiveness and productivity of their schools
(Petrelli, 2015).

REFERENCES
Damani, Bijal. Tell Me About How Youre Doing More with Less: Going to the Cloud.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Educational Leadership.
December 2011- January 2012.
Edwards, Tamala and Hassett, Jody. Schools Find Creative Budget Solutions. ABC News.
August 2013. Web. 6 April. 2015. http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129514
Guthrie, James W. Fine-Tuning the Cuts. Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development. Educational Leadership. December 2011-January 2012.
Petrelli, Michael J. How School Districts Can Stretch the School Dollar. Policy Brief. Thomas B.
Fordham Institute. Web. 6 April. 2015. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED532507.pdf
Troudt, Sandy. Principal. Indian Springs Middle School. Keller Independent School District.
Personal Interview. 7 April 2015.
Veitenheimer, Dr. James B. Payroll Considerations. Email notification to all Keller ISD district
employees. 15 June 2010.
Veitenheimer, Dr. James B. Additional Considerations. Email notification to all Keller ISD
district employees. 15 June 2010.
Veitenheimer, Dr. James B. Efficiency Items. Email notification to all Keller ISD district
employees. 15 June 2010.