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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Thursday, April 14, 2011 In The News: A Wise Approach To Difficult Decisions---> Ask The People! Quite a different context, but the same fundamental problem--->Decatur ISD is one more Texas district struggling with what connective tissue to cut from their already trim existence. They are also wisely considering how to raise revenue. I recently worked as a principal in this district. There was little--if any---fat to cut. Nonetheless, due to the state budget slash of 2011, they must now cut millions. The district recently conducted a survey of parents (47%), students (17%), teachers (21%), staff (12%), and community members (32%) to gauge acceptability of a full slate of potential cuts. Below is an image of the final three categories. The first six are Administration, Benefits, Facilities & Transportation, Instruction, Salary & Pay, Scheduling & Staffing. As a side note: I wonder if the district can further disaggregate these numbers by respondent category (parent, student, teacher, etc). This is an interesting document that you can download here.  Posted at 5:09 PM Keywords: In The News , Budgets , School Financing , Texas , Decatur ISD , Survey , Parent Involvement , Community Engagement , Save Money , Make Money 1 Comments |