GCS Outlines Budget Cuts

In a lunchtime work session today, GCS staff outlined to the Board of Education how they plan to send over $3 million back to Raleigh.

Board members, along with Supt. Mo Green discussed in line-item detail what items are threatened and what other adjustments need to made for the remaining academic year.

N&R:

The vast majority of the cuts are to funds that pay for classroom materials, staff development and contracted services including in the district's research department.

Superintendent Maurice "Mo" Green said his priority was keeping the impact to schools low.

"That is difficult to do when you consider about 78 percent of our resources are in our schools" Green said.

He added that some of the cuts came down to judgment calls, such as whether to eliminate a teaching position or cut back on supplies. "I valued that teacher over those supplies to the school."

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Of course, Mr. Superintendent, if that teacher doesn't have the required supplies, then that teacher cannot do his/her job. Board member Darlene Garrett challenged chief academic officer Sharon Ozment to get supplies urgently to a select number of schools that are either running severely low or have run out of county-issued supplies altogether.

It appears the final cut list will be voted on during tomorrow evening's GCS Board meeting.

E.C. :)