In this South Jersey city, a third of
the entire school district budget is allocated to ultra-Orthodox students» transportation to private religious schools (some of which don't meet the state definition of «school») and to tuition to a special education school called the School for Children with Hidden Intelligence that only accepts ultra-Orthodox children.
Not exact matches
Another noteworthy development: The Long Island senators are now saying a tax cap is unlikely not only in this
budget, but in this
entire session due to the lack of mandate relief to soften the blow for
school districts and local governments.
In their response to the
budget short falls,
districts have turned to not only laying off teachers and staff but to closing
entire school buildings.
With the threat of a state takeover looming, Philadelphia
district leaders have adopted a $ 1.5 billion 1998 - 99
budget that ensures — despite earlier forecasts — that city
schools will remain open the
entire school year.
This is over one quarter of the
entire operating
budget of the
school district at the time.
First, the dynamics of public funding and the
budgeting process encourage
school districts to spend their
entire funding allocation, creating a cost structure that is difficult to adjust down when revenue drops or fails to grow at an expected rate.
School districts spend about 60 percent of their
budgets on teacher and staff compensation, so a 10 percent increase in retirement contributions means roughly 6 percent of the
entire budget has to be reallocated from educating children to paying off underfunded pension plans.
The
entire district has been turned into a costly experiment, especially with publically funded, privately run charter
schools gobbling up a big part of the
budget
The LA
school board is one of the most powerful in the
entire country, overseeing a
budget of more than $ 7 billion and making decisions that impact 664,000 public
school students, including 110,000 who attend charter public
schools located within the
district.
Many ENERGY STAR partners have saved much more, including a
school district that reduced its
entire energy
budget by 60 percent!
Developed and delivered leadership and development training for
School District Superintendent and his
entire staff, Assistant Superintendents, Principals and Assistant Principals, Curriculum Development, Transportation Safety,
Budget, and other related staff members.