Politics & Government
School District Posts Two Budget Cut Options
Option A would cut sports and a high school, but save kindergarten. Option B would do the reverse.
How important are sports and a high school compared to keeping kindergarten going for the next year?
That's the question put to the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Board of Trustees on their meeting this Thursday.
In a document posted Tuesday afternoon (attached to this article as a PDF), the school district lists two options that will not require union contract negotiations.
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Option A would close a high school and an elementary school, eliminate athletic stipends that make sports possible, eliminate independent study and home-to-school transport among other cuts, but no suspension of kindergarten.
Option B would eliminate independent study and home-to-school transport, suspend kindergarten (now estimated at a $3.72 million savings) but save sports and avoid closing schools.
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What would you do if there were no union concessions? Would you pick option A or option B?
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