Sentences with phrase «cuts to school staff»

School support staff such as teaching assistants and school administrators are working overtime as a result of increasing workloads and cuts to school staff, new research shows.

Not exact matches

The Las Cruces - based New Mexico State University last summer cut nearly 40 active staff positions and scuttled the school's equestrian team, an employee health center and a small engineering program in response to spending reductions and enrollment declines.

About 3,000 teachers and school - based staff have already been laid off this summer because of school closings and cuts to individual school budgets.

School officials also told police that, because of recent staff cuts, they would not have enough personnel to supervise lunchrooms if the campus is closed, Keller said.

Lawmakers passed a controversial bill on Monday that takes aim at the Gary School Board — cutting its meetings and allowing the district to make mid-year staff layoffs in a rare one - day special session.

«The indecent haste with which some outstanding schools have rushed to apply for, and secure, academy status means that a number appear to have cut corners in terms of consultation with staff and trade unions.

Those cuts, in fact, come at a time when there are 15,000 fewer teachers and support staff in New York state public schools than two years ago, and as districts statewide expect to lay off at least 10,000 more employees in 2011 - 12.

For districts that get most of their funding from the state, it will mean, he said, some school officials will have to cut programs or staff because they will be forced to plan conservatively in what they might get from Albany if a state budget goes unresolved until May 31.

Further, her call for a state takeover of far more of the cost of public schools may yet resonate with New Yorkers as they begin to feel the impact of cuts in staff and services to schools and local governments, experts said.

Donohue said instead of cutting resources to teachers and support staff who keep schools running, the state would be better off eliminating the financial perks school districts have been lavishing on law firms they hire to represent them against their workers.

«Who will provide the specialist support and training schools need to deliver this provision, given that local authorities and the NHS no longer have the specialist staff and resources to provide this support thanks to savage cuts to their budgets?

Maybe Governor Cuomo was in Washington during the last 4 years when school districs were cutting teachers and staff due to cuts in education funding.

In recent years, the city's school district has made several decisions to help close budget gaps, including cutting about 200 staff positions.

To underscore the urgency, the city's Department of Education released a list Sunday night outlining the potential impact of the cuts school - by - school if the policy was not repealed, with some schools losing as much as 70 percent of their teaching staff.

The spot asks parents, teachers and community members to contact their legislators and City Hall to urge them to protect schools from devastating budget cuts that will mean «overcrowded classrooms, an end to tutoring and after - school programs, and the loss of thousands of great teachers and school staff.»

«And we hope the new education department will resist any funding cuts which will make it harder for schools and education staff to keep improving standards.»

Still suffering from last year's school budget cuts and with the mayor threatening more to come, UFT members at high - achieving Leon M. Goldstein HS for the Sciences in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, rallied and leafleted faculty, staff, students and members of the community on Nov. 17 with the message «No Budget Cuts — Save Our Schools.&racuts and with the mayor threatening more to come, UFT members at high - achieving Leon M. Goldstein HS for the Sciences in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, rallied and leafleted faculty, staff, students and members of the community on Nov. 17 with the message «No Budget Cuts — Save Our Schools.&raCuts — Save Our Schools.»

The report listed «educational resource deficiencies» that were familiar to the platoon of school leaders — ranging from increased class size and libraries being repurposed for classrooms to staff cuts and the reduction of pre-K programs from full - day to half - day.

Question topics, which were limited by the mayor's press staff to «budget only», included an MTA budget cut contained in the state budget, the charter school co - location / rent provisions in the state budget and mayoral control of the school system.

Mayor Bloomberg's proposed education budget for next year does almost nothing to make up for years of cuts to programs and staff, even though the state increased school funding to city schools next year by more than 4 percent, UFT Vice President Karen Alford testified at a City Council Education Committee hearing on March 21.

As well as encouraging students and staff to follow good housekeeping measures - such as turning off lights in rooms that aren't in use, making use of natural sunlight, and clearly labeling light switches - converting lighting to LED is a great way for schools to cut down their energy consumption, as LED bulbs use up to 90 % less energy than incandescent lighting (including halogen), and 60 % less than fluorescent lighting.

Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said: «Support staff are feeling the brunt of school cuts as schools struggle to make ends meet.

Going the extra mile to provide hands - on experiences for our students, providing lunch time and after school support, connecting science to the cutting edge are just some of the things the science staff do at Town High.

Despite a well protected school spending budget under the present parliament, the IFS believe that increasing pupil numbers and staff wages will contribute to the possible funding cuts, while teachers» pensions and national insurance contributions could also be effective.

Given that school budget cuts, coach costs, changes in the curriculum cycle, staff cover, and health and safety legislation are largely beyond the control of out - of - the - classroom attractions, what exactly can be done to make school trips as painless and pleasurable as possible for those who want to undertake them?

Getting students and staff involved in saving energy and sharing advice between schools not only cuts energy costs but inspires positive behaviour change and is key to the success of the Ashden's LESS CO2 programme.

The AET is proposing to cut the number of buildings and estates staff in schools by over 25 per cent, resulting in at least 34 redundancies across its 66 primary, special and secondary academies.

Linda Smith, past chair of the School Library Association, said: «School libraries and the staff who guide them are often the easiest department to reduce during times of economic cuts.

Ideas to save money include shortening the school day as they can not afford to pay staff to teach lessons for a whole week, and other proposals include cutting teaching and support jobs and increasing class sizes while reducing the curriculum.

'' Without sufficient funds schools will be forced to drop subjects from the curriculum, increase class sizes or cut staff numbers.

Instead of cutting staff, however, the district is trying to hold on to more students by expanding its popular magnet - school programs, adding thousands of new seats for 2016 — 17.

The school's budget targets have resulted in 23 administrative and support staff being cut, 23 teachers have decided to resign, in addition to four voluntary redundancies and one compulsory redundancy,

According to UNISON, some schools would see the number of caretakers cut by 50 per cent, with one earmarked to lose two - thirds of its estates staff.

It also means that whatever your budget you can be sure to deliver more for your school, your team of hardworking staff and most importantly, for your students, without having to make any unnecessary cuts.

In addition to this, almost two - thirds (65 per cent) of the secondary school heads polled said that their school had cut back on teaching staff to save money.

She said: «Schools have been required to use their retained earnings, if they have any, on balancing their budgets in order to not face making drastic staff cuts.

For the educators participating in Levinson's «Dilemmas of Ethical Educational Leadership» session — as part of the Leading 21st Century High Schools institute recently offered by Programs in Professional Education (PPE)-- ethical challenges are a part of the job, whether promoting students they know aren't prepared to move on, or dealing with staff cuts, or grappling with how many resources to dedicate to a...

For the educators participating in Levinson's «Dilemmas of Ethical Educational Leadership» session — as part of the Leading 21st Century High Schools institute recently offered by Programs in Professional Education (PPE)-- ethical challenges are a part of the job, whether promoting students they know aren't prepared to move on, or dealing with staff cuts, or grappling with how many resources to dedicate to a teacher before cutting their losses.

California schools Superintendent Jack O'Connell says he has no plans to cut the pay of education department staff members following Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's July 31 executive order to cut pay for more than 200,000 state employees to the federal minimum wage level of $ 6.55 an hour.

The public sector union believes that worsening behaviour in school is a direct result of cuts to staff and resources, which has left teaching assistants to face a barrage of violent behaviour, threats and abuse.

Deputy headteacher of Quintin Kynaston, Ross McGill, who is also part of the Teacher Development Trust's National CPD Network, stated that «it is deeply inadequate that schools are squeezed into a corner» and «forced to make a decision to cut, or have no CPD budget available to their staff».

The survey, which was conducted by The Key, a support organisation for school leaders, has revealed that more than two - thirds (68 per cent) of schools facing budget cuts across England plan to reduce their number of support staff.

Recently, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warned staff that schools were due to face the first real - term cuts since the 1990s, with cuts of up to eight per cent in the next Parliament.

Other key findings include: - Squeezed budgets mean many schools have been forced to shed staff, with further reductions to staff spending expected over the next two years - Teacher shortages seem to be getting worse - Schools that opt for academy status are not embracing the freedoms it brings in terms of curriculum, and teachers» pay and conditions - Secondary governors are using 11 - 16 funding to subsidise their sixth forms, as cuts in post-16 budgeschools have been forced to shed staff, with further reductions to staff spending expected over the next two years - Teacher shortages seem to be getting worse - Schools that opt for academy status are not embracing the freedoms it brings in terms of curriculum, and teachers» pay and conditions - Secondary governors are using 11 - 16 funding to subsidise their sixth forms, as cuts in post-16 budgeSchools that opt for academy status are not embracing the freedoms it brings in terms of curriculum, and teachers» pay and conditions - Secondary governors are using 11 - 16 funding to subsidise their sixth forms, as cuts in post-16 budgets bite

Spending restrictions and a depressed economy have forced Massachusetts» school districts to cut academic programs, staff sizes, and transportation services and to institute fees for extracurricular activities, according to a survey conducted by the Massachusetts Association of School Commischool districts to cut academic programs, staff sizes, and transportation services and to institute fees for extracurricular activities, according to a survey conducted by the Massachusetts Association of School CommiSchool Committees.

The latest School Cuts research — drawn solely from government figures — shows that staff numbers in secondary schools have fallen by 15,000 between 2014/15 and 2016/17 despite having 31,000 more pupils to teach.

Over 70 per cent of secondary school leaders say that their schools has had to cut teachers over the last year, with a similar proportion saying the same about teaching assistants or support staff.

Schools are absolutely pared back to the bone and now their only means to make savings is to cut back on staff costs.

When it comes to school security, it is absolutely paramount that no corners are cut in ensuring the best possible safety for students, staff and valuable school equipment.

«Schools have been required to use their retained earnings, if they have any, on balancing their budgets in order to not face making drastic staff cuts.