The November 20 deadline has passed for our legislature to enact revenue enhancements to halt additional funding cuts. The governor now says that all Michigan school districts will see another $127 per pupil cut beginning with our December 20 state aid payment. That brings the total cut to $292 per child, or more than $630,000 reduction for Croswell-Lexington Schools.
On the positive side, we have put the final stamp of approval on the renovation and addition plans for the high school. The architectural drawings are extremely impressive. If you get a chance to stop by the high school, see our principal, Mr. Kerhoulas, to look at the plans.
It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is upon us. Where has the fall gone? I hope you have a great holiday weekend with your families and that we all take time to be thankful for what we have.
Sincerely,
Kevin Miller, Ph.D.
Cros-Lex Superintendent
Seriously, please feel free to come by and see them - it will be awesome when completed!
ReplyDeleteI know that we had no way of foreseeing the states request to consolidate when we entered into this project, but are there adjustments, additions, and/or changes that would better equip us for the changes we now believe are coming?
ReplyDeleteActually, consolidation of services can happen at any time, separate of construction. The best time to consolidate is when personnel resigns/retires. Let's say that Peck's maintenance worker resigns. They could contact us about sharing one of our two workers and we might send Bruce or Al over to Peck one day per week, thus sharing the salary. We are talking with several districts about sharing bus mechanics, administrative services, and business services, but again...the best time to do it is when someone leaves. Otherwise, the only way to consolidate is to layoff personnel.
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