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“‘Everything is still on the table,’ [Silver Lake Superintendent Randy] Matzke said. ‘We’ve formulated a list. But all the low-hanging fruit has been picked. The things on that list will have a negative impact on kids. When you start talking about eliminating teachers or services or sports, that’s when it starts hitting home for people. It will affect every child if the Legislature can’t come to terms with this or fix this.’” Read more here: http://cjonline.com/news/2015-05-10/kansas-school-district-running-out-budget-options-meet-cuts-under-block-grant...

Is this what we want for our children? Wichita ▪ Drawing from contingency reserves ▪ Eliminating positions through attrition ▪ 10 percent reduction to non-personnel budgets ▪ Exploring mill levy increase and/or special assessment tax for new Southeast High School Andover ▪ Increasing fees (enrollment, pay-to-play, transportation, marching band uniforms) ▪ Eliminated elementary summer reading program ▪ Reduced substitute teacher pay and the number of days substitutes are used for district business ▪ Cut custodial position and district office administrative support position Arkansas City ▪ Reduced some positions by attrition ▪ Left non-critical vacancies unfilled ▪ Reduced travel...