All schools are affected by cuts, elementary and secondary. Cut are being made to teaching staff administrative, athletics, arts and support staff.
The projected arts impact include the elimination of drama, increased class size, tight scheduling and access to classes due to fewer offerings, drop off in instrumental music participation, access issues due to no late buses, and more.
Elementary Postponing start of instrumental music:
- Strings would now start in fourth grade instead of third grade.
- Wind instruments would now start in fifth grade instead of fourth.
- This means a reduction of .75 FTE staff in elementary Strings/Band
Secondary (Ithaca High, LACS, DeWitt, Boynton)
Staff cuts including:
- DeWitt general music staff reduction by .20 and art staff by .30
- LACS music staff reduction .15 (one section equivalent)/art staff .15
- Ithaca High staff reduction in music or art by .2
(Cuts that are related to loss of students due to New Roots enrollment are not yet known because scheduling is ongoing and New Roots enrollment is not finalized.)
Elimination of co-curricular activities including:...(read more)
