Posted in State Budget
If tumbleweeds weren’t rolling in the aisles of some district offices, they will be. Gov. Schwarzenegger is demanding a $1.5 billion cut in school district administrative costs and $45 million from county offices of education. This, he says, will protect teachers in the classroom.
The administration hasn’t said where it came up with this figure or how the cut will be imposed. Probaly it will say that central office expenses can’t exceed 4 or 5 percent of a district’s total expense. As a safeguard, Schwarzenegger is prohibiting district offices from passing off more work to the schools.
Slashing the budgets may force especially small districts to share services, like payroll, personnel and purchasing, saving some money. And that would be good.
The administration hasn’t said where it came up with this figure or how the cut will be imposed. Probaly it will say that central office expenses can’t exceed 4 or 5 percent of a district’s total expense. As a safeguard, Schwarzenegger is prohibiting district offices from passing off more work to the schools.
Slashing the budgets may force especially small districts to share services, like payroll, personnel and purchasing, saving some money. And that would be good.