Menu of Potential Reductions

DraftasofAugust3,2015@7:30pm Amountsarestillbeingfinalized

Section Category SequenceNbr

TileItem TileItemDescription ValueList

Reduction RatiobasedStaffing 101 ClassSizeElementarySchoolIncrease Increasesthenumberofstudentsineachelementaryschoolclassresultinginfewerteachers

Option1:Increaseclasssizeby0.25studentsperteacher$3.9MOption2:Increaseclasssizeby0.50studentsperteacher$7.0MOption3:Increaseclasssizeby1.00studentsperteacher$12.9M

102 ClassSizeMiddleSchoolIncrease Increasesthenumberofstudentsineachmiddleschoolclassresultinginfewerteachers


103 ClassSizeHighSchoolIncrease Increasesthenumberofstudentsineachhighschoolclassresultinginfewerteachers


104 ClassSizeAlternativeHighSchoolIncrease

Increasesclasssizeatalternativehighschools


105 ClassSizePreschoolIncrease Increasespreschoolclasssizetothemaximumallowedbystateandfederalfundingmandates

$0.4M

106 ClassSizeIncreaseElementaryEnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages(ESOL)classsize

IncreasestheclasssizeforEnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguagesclasses


107 ClassSizeIncreaseMiddleSchoolEnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages(ESOL)ClassSize



108 ClassSizeIncreaseHighSchoolEnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages(ESOL)ClassSize



109 AdvancedAcademicProgramIncreaseElementaryClassSize

Increasestheclasssizeforelementaryadvancedacademiccenterbasedprograms


110 AdvancedAcademicProgramIncreaseMiddleSchoolClassSize

Increasestheclasssizeformiddleschooladvancedacademiccenterbasedprograms


111 NeedsBasedStaffingforElementarySchoolswithHighPovertyReduceTeachers

Increasesclasssizesbyreducingtheteachersallocatedtoschoolswithhighpoverty

Option1:10%Reduction$2.6MOption2:20%Reduction$5.2M

112 NeedsBasedStaffingforMiddleSchoolswithHighPovertyReduceTeachers



DRAFTMenuofAdditions,Reductions,andRevenueEnhancementsThisdocumentrepresentssuggestionsreceivedfromvariedsourcesthatmaybeconsideredinresponsetothepreliminarybudgetdeficitprojectedforFY2017.Fortransparencypurposessuggestionscollectedhavebeenincluded,butpleasenotethat NOdecisionshavebeenmadeastowhichitemswillberecommendedintheproposedbudgetinearlyJanuary.ThisdocumentenablesthecommunitytoparticipateandprovideinputintotheFY2017budgetdevelopment.

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Reduction RatiobasedStaffing 113 NeedsBasedStaffingforHighSchoolswithHighPovertyReduceTeachers



114 ClassSizeformulaIncreasetheElementaryClassSizeFormulatoaMinimumof19

Increasetheelementaryschoolclasssizeformulatoaminimumfundedclasssizeof19inthehighestpovertyschools

$3.6M

115 HighSchoolClassOfferingsReducedFromCurrent7ClassesPerDayto6

Limitsstudentstoenrollingin6coursespersemesterinsteadofthe7currentlyprovided,resultinginfewerelectives

TBD

116 HighSchoolTeachersPaythemtoTeach6periodsInsteadof5(Current)

Increasesthenumberofclassperiodsthatteachersteachfrom5to6andpayingteachersfortheadditionalcaseload.Reducesthetotalnumberofteacherpositions

TBD

117 TrimesterHSScheduleswith5PeriodsPerDay

Costgoingtoa5perioddayonatrimesterschedule,withteachersteaching4outof5periods

TBD

118 LibrariansReducetotheStateMinimum

ReducelibrarianstotheVirginiaDepartmentofEducation'sMinimumStandardofQualitylevel

$0.6M

119 AdditionalStaffforSmallSchoolsEliminate

Eliminatetheadditionalteachersprovidedtoensureaminimumof2teacherspergradelevel

$0.3M

120 HighSchoolSpecialProgramsReduceTeachersProvidedWhenStudentsAttendOnlineoratanAcademy

Reduceshighschoolstaffingbasedonthenumberofstudentsenrolledinacademyprogramsoronlinecampus

$3.3M

ProgramsInstructional

201 AdvancedAcademicProgramatAllSchools,EliminateCenters

Attheelementaryandmiddleschoollevels,offeradvancedacademic(AAP)servicesatallschoolsandeliminateAAPcenters

$1.7M

202 AdvancedAcademicsEliminateTransportationtoCentersiftheBaseSchoolOffersLevel4Service

EliminatestransportationtoanAdvancedAcademicsCenterifthebaseschoolofferslevel4services

$0.6M

203 InternationalBaccalaureateProgramSchoolSupportReducedtoAdvancedPlacementProgramAmount

Reducesthesupplementalstaffingof1.0positionperschoolprovidedforIBtoa0.17positionwhichisprovidedforAP

$1.2M

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Reduction ProgramsInstructional

204 PreschoolEliminate Eliminatesalllocalandgrantfundingfornonspecialeducationpreschoolservicesandresultsinnostudentsbeingserved

$9.0M

205 PreschoolReducenumberofchildrenserved

Reduceslocalfundingfornonspecialeducationpreschooltotheminimumrequiredtoreceivestateandfederalgrantfunding,resultinginfewerstudentsbeingserved

$4.5M

206 PreschoolReduceSupportPositions Reducespreschoolsupportpositions(assistants,specialists,etc.)wherenotmandated

Option1:5%reduction$0.2MOption2:10%reduction$0.4M

207 ForeignLanguageImmersionProgramEliminate

EliminatesthesupplementarystaffingprovidedtoschoolsfortheForeignLanguageImmersionProgram

$1.9M

208 SummerSchoolReduceRemedialOfferings,ExcludingSpecialEducation

Reducesfundingforremedialelementaryandmiddleschoolsummerschool,resultinginfewerstudentsserved

Option1:Reductionof10%$0.5MOption2:Reductionof20%$1.0MOption3:Reductionof30%$1.4M

209 SpecialEducationSitesConsolidate Consolidatesservicesites,resultinginmorestudentsneedingtobebusedtofewerprogramsites

TBD

210 ProfessionalDevelopmentReduce ReducesFundingforProfessionalDevelopment

Option1:5%reduction$50KOption2:10%reduction$0.1M

211 GreatBeginningsProgramEliminateLocalFunding

EliminatesthenonmandatedandnongrantfundedportionoftheGreatBeginning(NewTeachers)Program

$0.3M

212 BandandStringReduceFirstYearoftheProgram

Eliminatesthefirstyearofbandandstrings,commensuratelyreducingthenumberofteachers

$5.0M

213 LaterHighSchoolStartTimesEliminate Revertstohavinghighschoolsstartbeginningatapproximately7:20aminsteadofstartingnoearlierthan8:00am,negativelyimpactingstudentwellnessandalsoimpactingallschoolsstarttimes

$3.6M

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Reduction ProgramsInstructional

214 OnlineCampusEliminateProgramBudgetandRequireSchoolstoFund

Eliminatesthesupplementalcentralfundingofonlineclasses,andinsteadrequiresschoolstofundthemthroughtheirstandardallocationofteachers

$0.9M

ProgramsNoncore 301 StudentAthleticsFreshmanEliminate Eliminatesfreshmansports $1.0M

302 StudentAthleticsJuniorVarsityEliminate

Eliminatesjuniorvarsitysports $2.1M

303 StudentAthleticsVarsityEliminate Eliminatesvarsitysports $5.2M304 AthleticsReducetheNumberofSports

OfferedReducesthenumberofsportsofferedandreductionsmustequallyimpactmaleandfemaleathletes

Option1:Eliminate1sportforbothmalesandfemales$0.6MOption2:Eliminate2sportsforbothmalesandfemales$1.2MOption3:Eliminate3sportsforbothmalesandfemales$1.8M

305 HighSchoolAssistantActivitiesDirectorPositionsReduce

Eliminatesthe0.5assistantactivitiesdirectorpositionallocatedtoeachhighschool

$0.7M

306 HighSchoolAthleticTrainersEliminate Eliminatesthe1.0athletictrainerpositionallocatedtoeachhighschool

$2.2M

307 PartTimeAthleticTrainersEliminate Eliminatestheparttimeathletictrainerscurrentlypaidbyastipend

$0.4M

308 StudentActivitiesElementarySchoolEliminate

Eliminatesfundingforthestudentsafetypatrolandthestudentcouncilassociationadvisor

$0.2M

309 StudentActivitiesMiddleSchoolEliminate

Eliminatessupplementalfundingforband,chorus,orchestra,anddramaandeliminatesfundingforliterarymagazine,newspaper,yearbook,andstudentcouncilassociation

$0.7M

310 StudentActivitiesHighSchoolEliminate

Eliminatessupplementalfundingforband,chorus,orchestra,anddramaandeliminatesfundingforliterarymagazine,newspaper,yearbook,It'sAcademic,forensics,debate,andstudentcouncilassociation

$4.2M

311 MiddleSchoolAfterSchoolProgramReduce

EliminatesFCPS'hourlyfundingformiddleschoolafterschoolprogramteachersandactivityleaders

$0.9M

312 Late(AfterSchool)BusServiceatMiddleSchoolsReduce

Reducesthelatebusesthatrunafterthemiddleschoolafterschoolprogramby1dayperweek

$1.3M

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Reduction ProgramsNoncore 313 Late(AfterSchool)BusServiceEliminate

Eliminatesalllatebusrunsatbothmiddleandhighschools

$5.2M

InstructionalSupport 401 AssistantPrincipalPositionsHS Reducesthenumberofassistantprincipalsathighschoolsbyadjustingtheformulatoprovide2.0forschoolswithenrollment






Reduction Support 502 CentralOfficeCleaningReduce Reducescentralofficecleaningstoonceaweek

$0.8M

503 CentralSupporttoSchoolsReduceDepartmentResources

ReducesthecentralsupportprovidedtoschoolsthroughFCPS'departmentsthatincludeHumanResources,InformationTechnology,InstructionalServices,etc.

Option1:Reductionof1%$1.7MOption2:Reductionof3%$5.1MOption3:Reductionof5%$8.4M

504 RedApple21TelevisionProgrammingReduce

EliminatesthenongrantfundedactivitiesfromFCPS'cableTVprogramming

$0.1M

505 SchoolsClosedDuringJulyCloseSelectedSchools

ClosessomeschoolsandofferspyramidsatelliteworklocationsforemployeesinJuly,resultinginutilitysavingsfromclosingbuildings

$45K

506 HumanResourcesRecruitmentTravelEliminate

Eliminatebudgetforrecruitmenttravelusedtorecruitteachersforhardtofillpositions

$30K

507 PrintingReduce Reducesprinting(i.e.,studenthandbook)oronlyprintthesignaturepageandnotthefulldocument.Insteadofprinting,providematerialsonline.

$25K

508 EquipmentReplacementReduce Reducesthefundingprovidedtoreplace/refreshtechnologyandotherequipment

Option1:$500,000Option2:$1,000,000

Compensation 601 ContractDaysReduceNumberofDaysWorkedforTeachers

Reducesthenumberofdaysthatteacherswork,therebyreducingtheirsalariesandreducingthecorrespondingworkload

Option1:Reduceby1day$6.8MOption2:Reduceby2days$13.5MOption3:Reduceby3days$20.3M

602 ContractDaysReduceNumberofDaysWorkedforInstructionalAssistants

Reducesthenumberofdaysthatinstructionalassistantswork,therebyreducingtheirsalariesandreducingthecorrespondingworkload


603 ContractDaysReduceNumberofDaysWorkedforSchoolBasedSupporton10&11MonthSchedules

Reducesthenumberofdaysthat10&11monthschoolbasedemployeeswork,therebyreducingtheirsalariesandreducingthecorrespondingworkload


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Reduction Compensation 604 ContractDaysReduceNumberofDaysWorkedforSchoolBasedEmployeeson12MonthSchedules

Reducesthenumberofdaysthat12monthschoolbasedemployeeswork,therebyreducingtheirsalariesandreducingthecorrespondingworkload


605 ContractDaysReduceNumberofDaysWorkedforNonschoolBasedEmployeeson12MonthSchedules

Reducesthenumberofdaysthat12monthnonschoolbasedemployeeswork,therebyreducingtheirsalariesandreducingthecorrespondingworkload


606 AssistantPrincipalsReduceContractLengthsatHighSchools

Reducesallhighschoolassistantprincipalsfrom12monthsto11months.Onlyimpactsthosehiredpriorto2015becauseallrecentlyhiredassistantprincipalsareonly11monthemployees

$0.9M

607 ThomasJeffersonHighSchoolforScienceandTechnologyReduceTeachersto7.5hoursperday

EliminatestheadditionalstudentperiodofferedtoTJHSSTstudents,reducingteacherhoursfrom8to7.5hoursperday,therebyreducingteachersalaries

$1.2M

608 TeacherSalariesAllContracts194DayswithAdditionalDaysPaidasaStipend

Limitsallteachercontractsto194daysandpaysforalladditionaldaysviaastipendwhichisnonretirementeligible

$1.2M

609 SubstituteTeacherPayReduceDailyRatetotheAverageofSurroundingVADistricts

ReducesdailysubstitutepaytoaverageofsurroundingVirginiadistricts

$2.3M

610 SubstituteTeacherPayEliminateSupplementProvidedtoRetiredFCPSTeachers

EliminatestheadditionalpaythatretiredFCPSteacherswhoaresubstitutingreceiveabovetheregulardailysubstituterate

$1.7M

611 SummerCompressedWorkScheduleHaveemployeeswork4tenhourdays

Changessupportstaffschedulesinthesummerbyrequiringthemtoworkfour10hourdaysinsteadofthecurrentscheduleoffive8hourdaysperweek,resultinginutilitysavingsfromclosingonFridays

$20K

RevenueEnhancements

701 AthleticFeesChargeStudents Chargeshighschoolstudentsforeachathleticactivity

Option1:$150fee$2.7millionOption2:$200fee$3.6million

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Reduction RevenueEnhancements

702 AdvancedPlacement/InternationalBaccalaureateFeesChargeStudents

Requiresstudentstopayallregistrationfeesandtestcosts

$3.8M

703 PreliminaryScholasticAptitudeTest(PSAT)ChargeFees

RequiresstudentstopayforthefullcostofthePSAT

$0.1M

704 StudentParkingFeeIncrease Increasesthestudentparkingfee,whichiscurrently$200peryear

Option1:$250fee$0.3MOption2:$300fee$0.5M

705 PupilPlacementChargeApplicationFee

Chargesparentsapupilplacementapplicationprocessingfeeof$50perstudentperyear

$0.3M

706 CommunityUseFeesIncrease IncreasesthefeeschargedtocommunityorganizationsforusingFCPSfacilities

Option1:5%increaseinfees$70KOption2:10%increaseinfees$0.1MOption3:15%increaseinfees$0.2M

ReductionTotalAddition RatiobasedStaffing 801 AdditionalSupportforSchoolswith

HighPovertyIncreaseElementaryTeachers

Increasestheteachersprovidedtohighpovertyschoolstolowerelementaryclasssizes

Option1:Addback1/3offundingfromincreasingclasssizeby0.25$1.3MOption2:Addback1/3offundingfromincreasingclasssizeby0.5$2.3MOption3:Addback1/3offundingfromincreasingclasssizeby1.0$4.3M

802 AdditionalSupportforSchoolswithHighPovertyIncreaseMiddleSchoolTeachers

Increasestheteachersprovidedtohighpovertyschoolstolowermiddleschoolclasssizes


803 AdditionalSupportforSchoolswithHighPovertyIncreaseHighSchoolTeachers

Increasestheteachersprovidedtohighpovertyschoolstolowerhighschoolclasssizes


AdditionTotalExclude Ideasunderfuture

considerationN/A FoodandNutritionServices AuditFRM N/A

Donotprinttheschoollunchmenu N/AHealthInsurance Chargeemployeesmore N/A

Implementtelemedicine N/AImproveemployeewellness N/AOfferalowcostplan N/A

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Exclude Ideasunderfutureconsideration

N/A InstructionalPrograms Chargesa$100feeperactivityperstudentexcludingactivitiesthatarepartofaclass(forexampleMarchingBandsinceit'srequiredforbandclass)

N/A

Dualcertifyteachersinspecialeducationandcorecontentareatoreduceteamtaughtclasses

N/A

Eliminateecarttesting N/AEliminateThomasJeffersonHighSchoolforScienceandTechnology

N/A

Increaseuse N/ALookatgraduationrequirements N/AMovetowardsESOLteachershavingcontentorcontentteachershavingESOL

N/A

Nonewinitiatives N/AOfferelectivesatNVCCforsenioryear N/AOutsourceelectives N/AOutsourceinstructionalassistants N/AReducelanguageofferings N/AReviewprogramsforefficiency N/A

Retirement Chargeemployeesmore N/AOfferearlyretirement N/AReduceemployeeretirementbenefits N/AReviewretirementsecurityforemployees N/A

ShifttoaDBplan.VRShasalreadyimplementedacombinedDB/DCplanfornewhires

N/A

Revenue Developathleticsponsorships N/AIncreasefundraising N/AIncreaseprivate/communitypartnerships N/A

Increasestate/federalfunding N/AIssueanFCPSlicenseplatetogeneraterevenuefortheEducationFoundation

N/A

Shorttermdisability Chargeemployees N/AReturntoasharedleaveplan N/A

SupportPrograms AddsolarpanelstoFCPSbuildings N/A

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Exclude Ideasunderfuture N/A SupportPrograms Adjustschoolboundaries N/AClosesmallschools N/ACombinecounty/schoolsservices N/AEvaluateoutsourcingofcustodial,technology,andotheradministrativefunctions

N/A

Evaluatetechnology N/AIdentifysavingsfromworkspace/buildingleaseconsolidation

N/A

Increasebusefficiency N/ARedesignservices N/AReducecontractedservices N/AReducetheuseofconsultants N/AReducesthesalaryofafutureelectedtermfortheSchoolBoard.ThenextSchoolBoardcouldvotetoreducethesalaryoftheSchoolBoardelectedforthefollowingterm

N/A

Reviewpolicies N/ARewardschools/departmentsforbudgetsavings

N/A

Sell/leaseairrights N/ATransportation Usepublictransportation N/A

Increasescosts N/A InstructionalPrograms Implementyearroundschool N/AIncreaseuseofonlineclasses N/AMove6thgradetomiddleschool N/AOpenanewGovernorsSchool N/A

SupportPrograms Eliminatetheuseoftheprocurementcard N/A

Instituteautomaticcarryoverfordepartments

N/A

Leasecomputersinsteadofpurchasing N/AOfferchildcareforteachers N/A

Transportation ConsolidatebusingHS/MS N/ANooperatingfundimpact/mandated/alreadyimplemented

N/A FoodandNutritionServices Eliminatedisposabletraysincafeteria N/A

Increaselunchprices N/APrivatizefoodservices N/A

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Exclude Nooperatingfundimpact/mandated/alr

N/A InstructionalPrograms Chargefeesforimmersionorlanguageelectives

N/A

Chargeforsummerschoolremediation N/AEliminateAdministrativeinterns N/AEliminateadulteducation N/AEliminatedrivereducation N/AEliminatelocallyfundedreadingresourceteachers

N/A

Increaseadulteducationfees N/AIncreasefeesforcamps N/AIncreasesthedistancestudentsarerequiredtowalktoschool,reducingtransportationcosts

N/A

Reducethenumberofschooldays N/AReducesstudentsenrolledinAAPCentersto10percentofthestudentpopulation

N/A

Reducesthenumberofelementaryschoolsummerschoolsitestodecreasetransportationcosts

N/A

Retirement DeferpaymentstoVRS N/ARevenue Increasetaxes N/ASupportPrograms Adjustbudgetedrate N/A

Donotfundartificialturf N/AEliminateSchoolBoardbudgetplaceholder

N/A

Eliminatesvoicemailwherethereisafeefortheservice

N/A

Identifybuildingefficiencies N/AIncreaseBringYourOwnDevice N/AIncreaseSACCfees N/APrivatizeSACC N/AReduceDivisionLeadership N/AReduceendoftheyearspending N/AReduceutilityconsumption N/AStretchconstructiondollars N/AVerifystudent'sresidency N/A

Textbooks Eliminateonlinetextbooks N/AEliminatetextbooksandwriteinhouse N/A

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Exclude Nooperatingfundimpact/mandated/alr

N/A Textbooks Lengthenthetimetextbooksareusedfor N/A

Transportation Chargetransportationfees N/AEliminateTransportationtoTJ N/A

ExcludeTotal

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