Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 8/24/2010 - 7:30 PM
Category: Untitled
Type: Action
Subject: 14.4 Request to Add 2.3 FTE Elementary Vocal Music FTE
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Policy:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Summary: In spring 2009 as part of the budget reductions related to the increasing of class sizes in grades K-3 for the 2009/10 school year, the Board authorized the reduction of 2.43 FTE in elementary vocal music effective 7/1/2010 as we were past the March 15, 2009 deadline to enact the cut for the 2009/10 school year. During the 2009/10 school year, since the FTE was not needed to provide elementary vocal music due to the reduction of the number of K-3 classrooms, 2.3 FTE out of the 2.43 FTE available were utilized to offer additional elementary instrumental music to handle a large cohort of 5th grade students taking music as the elementary instrumental music program entered its final year. During the budget cuts in spring 2010 for the 2010/11 school year, this higher level of 5th grade instrumental music FTE was taken to the Board as a cut, effectively cutting the same 2.3 FTE a second time. This request is to add 2.3 FTE elementary vocal music FTE into position control to cover the positions that were removed from the budget twice in error.
Funding: Unrestricted General Fund
Fiscal Impact The cost of this item is $147,614.
Recommendation: Approve the addition of 2.3 FTE Elementary Vocal Music FTE
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Rose Lock - Assistant Superintendent of Middle
Signed By:
Bryan Richards - Chief Financial Officer
Signed By:
Steven Lawrence - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Gary Eberhart Moved, Member Linda Mayo seconded to approve the Original motion 'Approve appointment as recommended.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 5 - 0
   
Gary Eberhart     Yes
Paul Strange     Yes
Linda Mayo     Yes
Richard Allen     Yes
Sherry Whitmarsh     Yes