Monday, March 1 – 7 PM
With the failure of the
Meridian School Levy, important decisions must now be made. You are invited to
attend this community meeting where the following issues will be addressed:
Information
on district financial operations and the levy
o Budget
information
o Comparisons
with other school districts
o Levy
information
Program
cuts possible with the loss of levy funding (see the following list of items that
currently receive funding from the levy that could be considered for
elimination or reduction)
o Teaching
positions to reduce class size and provide elective courses
o Specialist
positions (K-8 Music Instructors, K-5 Technology Instructors, Career Counselor,
Information Systems Manager, School Nurse, Substance Abuse Prevention
Specialist)
o School
Counselors and Librarians
o District
technology support budget
o Director
of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment and support staff
o District
budget for textbooks and teaching supplies
o Custodians
o Paraeducators
and Student Monitors
o Clerical
Staff
o Principal/Assistant
Principal
o Pupil
Transportation
o Student
activity programs (includes all high school and middle school athletic
programs, clubs and student activity groups such as Band, Choir, Drama, Honor
Society, Knowledge Bowl, Chess Club, Mock Trial/Teen Court, Class Advisors, Key
Club, Yearbook, Math Olympiad, Science Olympiad, Odyssey of the Mind, MMS ASB,
and Sixth Grade Outdoor Education)
o Summer
Sabbatical Grants for Teacher Development
o Negotiated
Benefits for Employees
Community
input and participation in levy decisions
o The
value and importance of parent and community involvement
o Opportunities
for involvement
o Time
for comments or questions
Please
attend! Your input is needed!