
Dysart Proposed 2010-2011 Budget
The Dysart Governing Board held a special meeting on April 13 to approve cuts to the district budget. The cuts to the Dysart budget are a result of information received from the state legislature regarding next year’s K-12 education funding. As a result of the legislative session, Arizona school budgets are being reduced with or without the one cent sales tax initiative (Prop 100). Proposed budget cuts include:
IF PROPOSITION 100 (ONE CENT TEMPORARY SALES TAX) IS SUCCESSFUL
Dysart will be required to cut $9.7 million from its current operating budget (does not include other state cuts) which will include:
- 2.5% reduction in all district level staff
- 20% reduction in K-12 Sports budget (partially offset by increased pay to play and tax credit)
- Reduce self-contained gifted bus routes to one bus
- Discontinue signature program shuttle bus
- Discontinue all K-8 after school activity bus routes
- Discontinue all 9-12 after school activity bus routes
- Reduction of data records technician (DRT), attendance clerks,site level administrative secretaries work calendars to 219 Days
- Discontinue all perfect attendance incentives for staff
- Reduce reading and instructional coaches to one coach position per school using non-M&O funding
Includes capital budget reduction of $4.6 million |
IF PROPOSITION 100 (ONE CENT TEMPORARY SALES TAX) IS NOT SUCCESSFUL
Dysart will be required to cut $18.9 million from its current operating budget (does not include other state cuts) which will include:
All items listed above plus:
- 10 Furlough days for administrators (district and school levels)
- 2.5% additional reduction in all district level staff (total reduction of 5%)
- Reduce district level budgets by an additional 14% (total reduction of 25% over two years)
- Additional reduction of 2 district level administrators
- Reduction in assistant principals
- 10 Furlough days for all district level support staff
- No teachers on special assignment (TOSA) to fill school administrator positions
- 30% additional reduction (total reduction of 50%) in K-12 Sports budget (partially offset by increased pay to play and tax credit)
- 10 Furlough days for office managers
- 7.5% reduction of school site budget (does not include staff)
- Reduction in gifted specialists
- 1 Furlough day for all district employees (in addition to all other Furlough Days)
- *Increase all class size by two students
- 15% reduction in additional pay (stipends and addenda)
- Reduction of support staff at K-8 and 9-12 schools
Includes capital budget reduction of $6.9 million
* Increase has been significantly reduced due to passage of the override |
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Dysart Unified School District
Community Relations
15802 North Parkview Place
Surprise, AZ 85374
Phone: 623-876-7195
Fax: 623-876-7042
Email: communityrelations@dysart.org

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