Post by Logan on May 14, 2016 5:32:02 GMT -6
Chicago Public Schools Principals bracing to lose 20 percent in school budgets
Chicago Public Schools has been bracing principals for school budget cuts of at least 20 percent for the upcoming fiscal year, the district acknowledged Thursday.
That devastating math is based on an estimated $1 billion deficit to CPS’ operating budget for the fiscal year starting July.
CPS has offered scheduling training so principals can allocate staff in smarter ways — and maybe share positions, too, said Nate Pietrini, principal of Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy.
But “the reality is scheduling or sharing of resources isn’t going to close a $1.1 billion budget hole,” he said, adding that only the state can do that.
Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/politics/principals-brace-lose-20-budgets/
Chicago Public Schools has been bracing principals for school budget cuts of at least 20 percent for the upcoming fiscal year, the district acknowledged Thursday.
That devastating math is based on an estimated $1 billion deficit to CPS’ operating budget for the fiscal year starting July.
CPS has offered scheduling training so principals can allocate staff in smarter ways — and maybe share positions, too, said Nate Pietrini, principal of Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy.
But “the reality is scheduling or sharing of resources isn’t going to close a $1.1 billion budget hole,” he said, adding that only the state can do that.
Read more: chicago.suntimes.com/politics/principals-brace-lose-20-budgets/