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Updates on the Budget Issues in Seattle Schools

• It appears that the numbers being used for student enrollment at some schools does not match the enrollment numbers at OSPI.

Anyone know a reason that might be?

• Budget submission from school committees are due this week, and most have been given new information less than two weeks ago.

• I have mentioned this before but it seems it might play a role in the budget issues - part-time staff and health insurance.

The Washington Legislature has ruled that any 50% + part time employee must have ALL of the health insurance costs covered by the employer. Previously in SPS, the apparent arrangement was, work 50% contract, SPS pays 50% health. 

Staff at JSCEE decided the best way for SPS to adapt to this new rule was to insist the cost of this get pushed out to schools, who are now required to allocate $13k per part-timer out of their “discretionary budget”. 

 

The kicker is that, of course, most schools have no discretionary budget to speak of - every nickel and dime in that tiny part of spending that school budget committees meet over every spring is allocated.

 

The net effect, at say, Roosevelt, is that at least 3 highly experienced part-time teachers teaching unique classes that are probably not replaceable will just leave rather than go a full load.

 

This will probably affect wealthy schools less, as they can figure out ways to creatively backfill gaps in the discretionary budget. 

 

I'm not sure what this might mean in terms of union contracts.  

• From Facebook, one parent's theory on the staffing cuts at schools, "This means that downtown is allocating staff to schools through projections instead of actual numbers. If they want to starve a school of staff, they can just release a crazy low-ass projection for that school, and then only give half back in the fall."
• To which Kellie LaRue says, "Yes, that’s correct. Then add the artificial enrollment caps and the mysterious “staffing capacity” which is the initial allocation and certain schools are clearly taking an unfair burden. Franklin is being hit extra hard because this process will ensure they are unable to backfill via their waitlist."

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