Banks Opposes Recommended 2013 School Budget Cuts
At the April 11 school board work session Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, through CFO Mike Addison, presented recommendations for the Fiscal 2013 School District Budget. These recommendations contained some drastic cuts in teacher and staff positions.
By David Banks, Cobb County School Board Post 5 Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, through his CFO Mike Addison, presented recommendations for the Fiscal 2013 School District Budget at an April 11 school board work session. The recommendations contained some drastic cuts in teacher and staff positions, along with reductions in instructional time by imposing five furlough days and, increasing “average” class sizes by two students. Additionally, the budget proposal included utilizing approximately $21.1M from the existing “$100M Reserve Funds”. My question to Mr. Addison was, with $100M in “reserve funds” sitting in the bank, from a monetary standpoint is there any reason to make the above proposed budget cuts? Mr. Addison’s immediate …
JudyJ
1:50 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
I agree with David Banks 100% on the issue of unecessary budget cuts when we have $100 million in reserve just sitting in the bank. It's a no-brainer decision as I see it from a parent's point of view. Our kids deserve an uncompromised education and our teachers need the income they were originally promised! more ›