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The Cy-Fair ISD Board of Trustees discussed potential budget cuts at its work session and board meeting the week of March 7.
At the work session March 7, Stuart Snow, associate superintendent for business and financial services, presented an oral report on the 2011-12 school year budget.
Snow said that although exact budget numbers are unknown, the district has been planning for a significant cut in revenue from the state.
Gov. Rick Perry is calling for a budget with a $10 billion cut to public education in the next two years. This translates to a $65 million to $116 million revenue shortfall in CFISD each year for the next two years.
Snow said if there was a $116 million state reduction in funding, 23,000 CFISD employees making $50,000 a year would need to be laid off. However, he also said the district does not plan on balancing its budget just by reducing its number of employees.
In order to deal with the cuts, the district is considering plans to reduce its health plan, administrative staff, support personnel and electricity costs, and it could increase the cap for the number of students in each K—4 grade classroom to 25 students per teacher.
Despite the cuts, the district still has included plans in its budget to open a new middle school in the fall 2011 and have available staff for an increase of 1,500 new students. Also, many of the employees in positions that could be eliminated in the budget cuts could be used to fill vacant positions in the district.
CFISD superintendent David Anthony did not shy away from the gravity of the budget shortfall.
"We have to understand that the support...will be impacted by these budget reductions," Anthony said. "It is going to put a strain on the system [from] the teachers through the board of trustees."
At the March 10 board meeting, the Community Legislative Committee, a group of community members committed to educating the residents and legislators about the needs of the school district, invited the community to 10 public meetings. The meetings will discuss the potential effects of state budget cuts to education.
Each meeting will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. and will include a presentation about state education funding and a question and answer period.
Meeting dates:
Monday, March 21
Cypress Springs High School
7909 Fry Road, Cypress
Jersey Village High School
7600 Solomon St., Jersey Village
Tuesday, March 22
Cypress Lakes High School
5750 Greenhouse Road, Katy
Cy-Fair High School
22602 Hempstead Highway, Cypress
Wednesday, March 23
Cypress Falls High School
9811 Huffmeister Road, Houston
Thursday, March 24
Cypress Creek High School
9815 Grant Road, Houston
Monday, March 28
Langham Creek High School
17610 FM 529, Houston
Tuesday, March 29
Cypress Ranch High School
10700 Fry Road, Cypress
Wednesday, March 30
Cypress Ridge High School
7900 N. Eldridge Parkway, Houston
Spillane Middle School
17500 Jarvis Road, Cypress
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