Jun 18, 2008 6:03 pm US/Eastern
Miami-Dade Schools Meet On Critical Budget Cuts
Miami-Dade School Board Dealing With Quarter Billion Dollar Deficit
Crucial Budget Deadline Comes July 1st
MIAMI (CBS4) ―
The Miami-Dade County School Board is meeting Wednesday to try and solve a quarter billion dollar budget crisis, the result of state budget cuts and rising costs.
Last week, School Board members met during a workshop and debated just where $284 million in cuts for the 2008-2009 school year should take place.
Superintendent Rudy Crew has already eliminated 800 teaching positions through attrition and more layoffs could possibly take place. In addition, promised raises to teachers may not become reality as the board floated around the idea of reneging on teacher's raises.
During last week's workshop, School Board members also discussed the loss of on-campus school resource officers at some middle and high schools. In addition to classroom teachers and officers, 125 cafeteria workers could be let go.
Critics say Superintendent Rudy Crew should cut more at the top, among school brass.
Crew would counter he's cut $14 million in administrative costs.
By law, the School Board must have a budget in place by July 1st.
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