AISD votes to continue with employee discounts:-
The Austin Independent School District board voted early Tuesday morning to continue with the next step of the preliminary district budget for the 2010-2011 school year.
Their plan includes the maintenance of a program to change and the reduction of staff for the district. They plan to continue the consideration to eliminate 113 positions. Officials said those positions are already 75 FriDistrict officials fear if not to address the deficit could now grow from 7.1 million U.S. dollars to 14.3 million U.S. dollars in just one fiscal year. They expect it could grow to more than 23 million U.S. dollars the following year.
So Superintendent Meria Carstarphen Tuesday urged the Board to a motion to continue with financial need and plan to modify the program."I feel that if we do not take measures now, will we see a bigger problem in the coming years," said Carstarphen.
Employees with AISD still say that the elimination of jobs is not the answer.
"It is unfortunate that we have a shortage, but we have to do with it other than cutting jobs," member of the Southwest Workers Union Chavel Lopez said.
Eighth grade Language Arts teacher Ken Zarifis once.
"We must find ways to more efficiently with our money instead of a necessity," he said.He said he hopes that if the positions should be eliminated, that the people who fill them will be allocated.
"We want to see resources to places where they will be qualified. We do not want people losing their jobs to the area and we intend to continue working with us," said Zarifis.
Though the plan passed, now, the board will continue discussing the specific characteristics of the following Mon
Their plan includes the maintenance of a program to change and the reduction of staff for the district. They plan to continue the consideration to eliminate 113 positions. Officials said those positions are already 75 FriDistrict officials fear if not to address the deficit could now grow from 7.1 million U.S. dollars to 14.3 million U.S. dollars in just one fiscal year. They expect it could grow to more than 23 million U.S. dollars the following year.
So Superintendent Meria Carstarphen Tuesday urged the Board to a motion to continue with financial need and plan to modify the program."I feel that if we do not take measures now, will we see a bigger problem in the coming years," said Carstarphen.
Employees with AISD still say that the elimination of jobs is not the answer.
"It is unfortunate that we have a shortage, but we have to do with it other than cutting jobs," member of the Southwest Workers Union Chavel Lopez said.
Eighth grade Language Arts teacher Ken Zarifis once.
"We must find ways to more efficiently with our money instead of a necessity," he said.He said he hopes that if the positions should be eliminated, that the people who fill them will be allocated.
"We want to see resources to places where they will be qualified. We do not want people losing their jobs to the area and we intend to continue working with us," said Zarifis.
Though the plan passed, now, the board will continue discussing the specific characteristics of the following Mon
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