The Board of Education has begun deliberations on cutting programs to match the $1.2 million in budget cuts that must be made. Sixty teachers may be terminated. Other possible program cuts are discussed.
A series of spending cuts totaling nearly $190,000 have been approved by the Board of Education in an effort to balance the School district's $28 million 1988-89 budget.
The $13.5 million budget for Arcadia, 1980-81, as available for public study and comment. The article outlines the proposed operating budget, capital projects program and proposed use of federal revenue-sharing funds.
The school board has begun studying the proposed $17.4 million budget. It does not include salary increases. The budget includes all eight elementary schools. Depending on the election, two schools may be closed.
The Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education has adopted a tentative $28 million budget for 1989-90. The year-end balance of $191,326, combined with the 1988-89 balance, will total 4381,714 as a reserve fund. The final budget will not be adopted until September.
More information on proposed budget cuts: 53 teachers will be cut rather than the 60 that had been publicized; the instrumental music program will remain intact; academic counseling will continue but personal counseling will be cut back.
The Arcadia Board of Education has unanimously passed a tentative budget for the 1983-84 academic year that, although expected to be comparable to last year's, will still require reductions.
In order to give Arcadia teachers an already agreed-upon 6% raise, the Arcadia Board of Education voted to approve cuts of $50,000 from other portions of the budget.
With the passage of Governor Deukmejian's cost-cutting state budget, the Arcadia Board of Education will have to find more than $1 million to cut to get down to its estimated $24.2 million income and that, according to Superintendent Stephen Goldstone, probably means some employees will have to go.
Immediately after passing a balanced budget of $25.4 million, the Arcadia Board of Education eliminated another $265,854 worth of jobs from the district payroll to help provide pay hikes for district employees.
Superintendent Ed Ryan submitted his resignation to the Board of Education. He has been named director of the Institute for Research in Educational Administration in the School of Education at USC.
The Arcadia school board has passed a tentative 1982-83 budget of $18.5 million. Budget discussions will continue throughout the summer, with final adoption before the beginning of the fall term.
The Board of Education adopted an $18.6 million publication budget but major changes will occur before the final budget is adopted August 3. This budget does not include $300,000 savings from the closure of two elementary schools. The board is considering dropping driver training from the curriculum.
City Council approved a $12 million general fund budget. The budget represents an increase of 13 percent over the 1980-81 budget and includes 9 percent pay raises for all employees (except police who have not completed negotiations).