SOL: good news

I got good news today in the form of an e-mail from one of my principals...

Good news! The Budget Advisory Committee's recommendation at the conclusion of the evening last night was to propose cuts to the BOE that would not impact staffing unless the cuts that end up being made by the politicians go beyond Brownback's proposed cuts, which is possible but not real likely. Even if further cuts are enacted at the state level, the goal would be to take care of our staffing cuts through attrition as much as possible.
 
Another good news item - the committee felt overwhelmingly that supplementals/extra duty contracts should not be cut further, since those reductions have been so drastic already.
 
This will go to BOE in April, and they will make the final decisions.
 
I have been worried. After what happened last year (first this, then this), Governor Brownback's proposals had me on edge. Nothing is final quite yet, but now I can relax and enjoy the part of the year that comes after state assessments (which my sixth graders finish tomorrow - fingers crossed!).

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