District 300 Proposes More Cuts, Union Concessions
Administrators proposed $8.3 million in proposed reductions Monday night during the Board of Education meeting.
District 300 administrators presented a a list of reductions to the district’s 2011-2012 budget during its Board of Education meeting Monday, which included over $5 million in proposed concessions from employee unions. In total, $8.3 million needs to be cut from the budget, said Cheryl Crates, the district's chief financial officer. The proposed reductions assume employee groups agree to $4.2 million in wage and benefit concessions and an additional $1 million in insurance concessions and also includes $3.1 million in cuts to services, transportation, staff and extra-curricular activities, according to the Community Unit District 300 proposal released Monday. Dozens of teachers and staff members attended Monday night’s meeting where the …
Kirk M. Heston
2:39 pm on Monday, January 24, 2011
It always seems that the guy's (our teachers) in the trenches take the full brunt of the battle. Should they consider/take the concessions .....yes. Should there be a future plan to reward those that take the brunt of the financial burden to keep the doors open and our children educated....Yes. more ›