[Vision2020] Boundary County

[Shelly]

This is what happens when a brand new high school is built and no money to
maintain it. O & M money. Keep in mind this is the second time this bond has
come up. It will fail again.

If our School District and Trustees were doing their job properly and did a
simple 10% cut back of expenditures and overhead, we would have the dollars
to build a brand new high school and for it to run and do repairs on the
elementary schools. 
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Boundary County identifies cuts if school levy vote doesn't pass

From staff reports
May 4, 2005

Boundary County's School Board has approved a list of cuts to be made if
voters reject a second-attempt Maintenance and Operations Levy on May 31.

The proposed levy, which would collect $799,700 a year for two years, is
about $185,000 less annually than the levy expiring this spring.

To compensate, the school district has already decided to shorten the school
week to four days and eliminate funding for academic decathlon, equipment
upgrades, the junior high science lab, art materials, classroom supplies and
library books.

A bookkeeper position at the junior high has been cut, and the staff of
Naples Elementary has volunteered to haul their own trash from the school to
save money.

High school "B" sports teams and "C" teams at the junior high level have
been eliminated.

Cuts totaling $799,700 will also be made in the following areas if the levy
fails.

They are:

*Extracurricular activities including sports, team travel, travel to
concerts and music competitions, equipment, the athletic director's position
 coaching salaries and salaries for advisers. $259,604

*Textbook purchases. $108,000

*Part-time principals at Naples, Mount Hall and Evergreen elementaries. $55
068

*Technology technician. $33,000

*Drama program. $11,361

*A 75 percent reduction in the Gifted and Talented program. $34,166

*Closure of Naples School. $79,241

*Travel and consumable supplies, including paper, printer cartridges, glue
and office supplies. $87,104

*Two full-time hourly positions. $46,344

*A full-time teaching position. $51,612

*High school vice principal. $34,200
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