Alameda Unified School District Budget Cuts History
In April, 2001, the Board of Education approved budget cuts totaling $1,600,000. These cuts have not been restored and represent ongoing savings in the future, unless restored. Here is a list of those items:
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April 2001 Reductions for 2002/03 |
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Item |
Amount |
| Reduce Media Center Support 1 period | 33,474 |
| Eliminate HOME contribution | 75,000 |
| Eliminate AACLC contribution | 147,000 |
| Eliminate District Office clericals (3) | 153,000 |
| Reduce General Fund 5% | 68,000 |
| Eliminate 2.0 Educational Services staff | 210,258 |
| Eliminate extra 5 days from MS Counselors | 5,000 |
| Eliminate Graduation Requirements clerk | 15,000 |
| Eliminate Additional Funds to Decentralized Budget | 56,000 |
| Eliminate excess staffing at Washington School | 66,948 |
| Cut 50% from HS Athletic Transportation | 27,000 |
| Cut 50% from HS/MS Extra Curricular Activities | 22,000 |
| Reduce General Fund contribution to GATE | 30,000 |
| Reconfigure Purchasing Coordinator position | 36,838 |
| Eliminate Foreign Language at Paden/Washington | 37,488 |
| Reduce Superintendent's Budget | 25,000 |
| Eliminate contribution to Alameda Youth Collaborative | 25,000 |
| Institute one Principal for Two Small Schools | 91,564 |
| Eliminate Levels Test | 9,800 |
| Eliminate TSA's Reading 2.0 FTE | 133,896 |
| Eliminate contribution to Tri High | 36,500 |
| Reduce Position in Superintendent's from .80 to .40 | 32,682 |
| Eliminate .33 FTE at Chipman | 22,093 |
| Eliminate District Contribution to CARE | 40,000 |
| Eliminate District Contribution to DARE | 5,000 |
| Eliminate .33 FTE at Wood | 22,093 |
| Reduce General Fund Supply Budget by 5% | 68,000 |
| Reduce District Contribution to SRO Program | 50,000 |
| Reduce Board of Education budget | 10,000 |
| Eliminate .50 FTE Paden | 33,474 |
| Eliminate District Contribution for Crossing Guards | 45,900 |
| 1,634,008 |
In August 2001, the Superintendent convened the Superintendent's Edcuation Advisory Committee (SEAC). The committee was charged with recommending budget cuts totaling $2,200,000. This items on this list only serve as a starting point for the 2003 SEAC committee. Here is the list they presented to the Superintendent:
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SEAC Consensus List August 2001 |
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| Student Teacher Ratio, Increase 1 grades 4-12 | 543,000 |
| Restructure Grades 6/7 number of classes from 7 to 6 | 350,000 |
| Woodstock Child Development Center | 267,000* |
| Eliminate One Elementary School | 267,000 |
| Establish Unified Calendar | 169,000* |
| Reduce Athletic Stipends | 120,000 |
| Eliminate Two High School Counselors | 120,000 |
| Eliminate MOF Supervisor and Associated Costs | 92,400 |
| Reduce School Site Budgets reduced by 5% | 60,000 |
| Reduce Testing Instruction Administration 15% | 38,000 |
| Reduce Board of Edcuation stipends plus discretionary | 30,000 |
| Reduce Instruction Administration 15% | 25,000 |
| Eliminate Public Information Officer & Associated Costs | 22,000 |
| Reduce Educational Services - 50% Travel and Conferences | 15,000 |
| Eliminate Graduation Requirements P/T clerical | 13,700 |
| Reduce Superintendent Supplies and Equipment | 12,500 |
| Reduce Music Supplies and Equipment | 9,350 |
| Eliminate Bilingual Teacher Training | 8,750 |
| Reduce Purchasing Budget | 7,000 |
| Eliminate Summer Management Program | 6,778 |
| Reduce Fiscal Services budget by 10% | 6,500 |
| Reduce Business Services budget by 10% | 6,500 |
| Reduce Release Time for Grade Level Articulation | 5,600 |
| Reduce Scholastic Achievement Test Prep | 4,600 |
| Reduce PE supplies and equipment | 4,344 |
| Reduce Assessment/ Benchmark budget by 10% | 3,500 |
| Reduce Base Closure Committee budget by 50% | 3,500 |
| Eliminate After School Tennis | 2,411 |
| Eliminate Mathematics Laboratory | 2,100 |
| Reduce Certificate of Appreciation budget | 2,000 |
| Reduce Graduation Requirements budget | 1,400 |
| Reduce Department Chair Travel /Conference | 1,160 |
| 2,220,093 |
In addition, the Superintendent added some addtional items for consideration to the Board of Edcuation. Those items were:
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Superintendent's Additions to SEAC List |
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| Eliminate Class Size Reduction @ Kindergarten | 68,136 |
| Eliminate Class Size Reduction @ Grade 3 | 23,332 |
| Eliminate Class Size Reduction @ Grades 1 & 2 | 100,752 |
| Eliminate Class Size Reduction @ Grade 9 | 25,828 |
| Reduce JROTC | 28,400 |
| Reduce 8th Grade from 7 to 6 periods, add 10 minutes | 125,000 |
| Eliminate School Resource Officer contribution | 100,000 |
| 471,448 |
On Novemeber 6, 2001, the voters of Alameda passed Measure A with 71.1% yes vote. The qualified special tax of $109 per parcel per year for five years began 2002-2003 fiscal year.
Under Measure A, the District created a District Fiscal Oversight Committee consisting of three community members.
For 2002-2003, Measure A will fund the programs and expenditures identified by the 2001 SEAC totaling $1,784,000. Two items were not dropped from the original list of $2,200,000. The Unified Calendar was implemented and Woodstock Child Development Center was funded from the General Fund.
Here is a report on 2002/03 expenditures and 2003/04 budget amounts for Measure A.
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