Impact of Corbett Budget on T/E: Minimal

As politicians in Harrisburg wrangle over Governor Corbett's proposed $27.1B state budget, school board members in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District must wrestle with reaching a balanced budget by June.

While the Governor's proposals won't help T/E much, they won't hurt much either, according _to an assessment issued by the  T/E School Board Finance Committee. _

The committee issued a press release following its budget meeting last week saying "during the meeting, the administration presented information on the Governor’s proposed 2012-2013 budget and the impact on the T/E School District. Overall, the proposed District funding would remain relatively flat with the exception of the loss of about $50,000 in Accountability Block Grant monies."

Still a tough road ahead

Despite the expected minor impact of the Governor's budget, the T/E School Board still faces some tough months and politically unappealing decisions to close a projected budget gap.

The board has already adopted seven areas of cost savings that total more than $713,000 but need to find more than a million more dollars.

Click on the pdf to see where the board is already cutting.

Sports and Activities Fees are on The Table

The Finance Committee will take up an ongoing discussion of imposing fees for middle and high school sports and activities, including team transportation costs during its next meeting.

Custodian Union Offers to Take a Financial Hit to Save Jobs

The Finance Committee is also reviewing a proposal by the custodians' union.  According to the press release "the Committee presented an offer from the custodians in the Tredyffrin/Easttown Non-Instructional Group (TENIG.) The offer was the custodial staff would waive their 4.5% contracted pay increase for 2012-2013 and take a 10% reduction in salary. The offer is contingent upon the Board removing custodial outsourcing as a budget balancing strategy in the 2012-2013 budget."

The Finance Committee meets again on March 12. The full T/E School Board next meets on Tuesday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the district administration offices in Wayne.