School Board considers outsourcing some jobs as ‘last resort’ way to cut costs
Board taking a look at custodians and bus drivers
Greg Gibson, president of Austin, Texas-based efficiency company Gibson Consulting Group, listens to questions Clark County School Board members had on the findings of a three-month, privately-funded study into how the Clark County School District can streamline its operations during a meeting on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Special advisor to the superintendent Ken Turner sits in the back.
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 | 12:20 a.m.
The Clark County School Board is considering hiring some outside custodians and bus drivers as a way to cut costs — a move that is raising the ire of some of the district's support staff.
School Board members said Monday night they plan to study and develop a policy on how the district might privatize certain operations as a cost-cutting measure of “last resort.”
This decision comes about a month after the School District released an efficiency study that found $162 million in potential cost-savings to the district over five years.
Gibson Consulting Group, which is based out of Austin, Texas,