School Board’s Special Place

While Rome burned Nero fiddled.

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Blatantly copied from: http://dilbert.com/strips/ March 15, 2009 Strip

And since Nero loves the arts its worth looking back at her decision which was reported in March 10ths Trib.

Duluth School Board trims $3.6 million to reach budget approval

Under the approved budget, Ordean Middle School and Piedmont Elementary School will close in June, a year earlier than originally planned.

By: Jana Hollingsworth, Duluth News Tribune

The Duluth School Board voted Monday to close both Ordean Middle School and Piedmont Elementary School at the end of this school year, a year earlier than first planned.

It was one of several cuts — totaling about $3.6 million — approved by the board as it set the final budget for the 2009-10 school year.

Others include:

· A reduced instructional day for elementary schools, in which 15 minutes are cut from daily 45-minute art, music, physical education and media classes, saving the district $892,000 and reducing the number of teachers for the classes.

· Nearly $1 million in cuts from the Secondary Technical Center, including the eighth-grade section with about 100 enrolled students.

· Eliminating $550,000 worth of staff development time, pending teachers union approval.

· Cutting $200,000 from the co- and extracurricular budget, possibly including fewer coach bus trips, raised participation fees and increased entry fees to games.

· Combining the teen parent and habitat programs to save $84,000.

All but board member Gary Glass voted to approve the budget.

About the author

Harry is a ferociously good natured eccentric in Duluth Minnesota who detests traitors dressed up as Uncle Sam. You can find somewhat better edited writings of his at the Duluth Reader "contributors." page. The URL is:

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