Post by pavel on Feb 19, 2016 23:45:17 GMT -6
Budget cuts: Some area school districts preparing employees, communities for more reductions
Local school officials are beginning to reach out directly to employees and patrons about the impact state funding cuts are having on schools.
On Friday, Broken Arrow Superintendent Jarod Mendenhall released a video called “BAPS Budget Realities,” detailing the state’s financial crisis and how district leaders are responding.
School leaders have been reluctant to broadcast their cutbacks — and many are still hoping something can be done by state leaders to shield Oklahoma’s public schools from much more dramatic reductions in the coming months.
Mendenhall said his initial intention was to address employees’ anxieties about the situation and reassure them that every possible measure is being taken to shield classrooms and programs for students from budget slashing. But the video is circulating among parents and was also posted to the school district’s website.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/education/budget-cuts-some-area-school-districts-preparing-employees-communities-for/article_86c6027d-5648-5bdd-8a71-946f214da65d.html
Local school officials are beginning to reach out directly to employees and patrons about the impact state funding cuts are having on schools.
On Friday, Broken Arrow Superintendent Jarod Mendenhall released a video called “BAPS Budget Realities,” detailing the state’s financial crisis and how district leaders are responding.
School leaders have been reluctant to broadcast their cutbacks — and many are still hoping something can be done by state leaders to shield Oklahoma’s public schools from much more dramatic reductions in the coming months.
Mendenhall said his initial intention was to address employees’ anxieties about the situation and reassure them that every possible measure is being taken to shield classrooms and programs for students from budget slashing. But the video is circulating among parents and was also posted to the school district’s website.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/education/budget-cuts-some-area-school-districts-preparing-employees-communities-for/article_86c6027d-5648-5bdd-8a71-946f214da65d.html