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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
When schools downsize
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DeKalb County Superintendent Crawford Lewis set the groundwork for possible layoffs in the school district next summer.
Specific details aren’t expected until November, but Lewis recommended the board hire an outside firm to do an audit to determine where cuts could be made. Lewis also said he wants to review the number of school administrators on each campus.
Unlike other metro systems, enrollment is dropping in DeKalb. The district was able to balance this year’s budget without layoffs. But Lewis said that may not happen in the future.
Other school districts have cut spending by eliminating travel, postponing buying new textbooks and implementing a hiring freeze on non-essential positions.
How many other systems may follow DeKalb’s lead? What positions would you cut and how would you guarantee students still get the lessons and support they need?
