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DEDICATED TO PROUDLY DELIVERING LOCAL NEWS SINCE 1881
Sunday, February 6, 2011
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Vol. 113, Issue 072
SISD takes proactive measures
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E^emen^ary
Inside
J.P. Cow en
celebrates 100
days of school
— See Page B8
Sunday Focus
SISD schools
receive Gold
Stars
— See Page B1
Inside
USG announces
retirement
Education is 44 percent
of the state budget. With
the projected deficits in the
State of Texas current bud-
get, school leaders across
the state are busy brain-
storming on how education
can survive the inevitable
cuts. Sweetwater ISD c old
suffer as much as a million
dollar shortfall for at least
the next two years.
Under the leadership
of SISD Superintendent
Terry Pittman, Sweetwater
has been preparing for a
couple of years by combin-
ing jobs and job responsi-
bilities. To date, 14 profes-
sional and 5.5 paraprofes-
sional positions have been
absorbed through attri-
tion. The fruits of these
labors have enabled the
district to provide increas
es in salaries to attract and
retain highly qualified per-
sonnel.
Another recent proac-
tive step was the decision
to move the HOBBS alter-
native school setting next
school year to a more eco-
nomical set up. Students
will be transported to the
Wallace School in Colorado
City. By joining this new
co-op, a projected savings
of over $130,000 will be
gained annually.
Many districts are forced
to make a choice to either
reduce staff, cut pay or
eliminate programs. SISD
has chosen to be proactive
and make changes that do
not involve any of these
avenues. Another factor
in this budget situation
includes the high prob-
ability that school districts
will not be notified of final
budget numbers until
summer.
For academic benefits
the idea that has been pro-
posed, discussed and stud-
8(1 for many years is actu-
ally a part o the answer
for the financial crunch
the district is facing. That
idea is the reconfigura-
tion of the two elemen-
tary campuses. Changing
Southeast Elementary an*
East Ridge Elementary
to grade level campuses
wc Id create an estimate
savings of $330,000 every
year. Currently the two
elementary campuses
serve students from kin
dergarten through third
gn e. This paradigm shift
will establish kindergarten
• See SISD page A3
— See
A8
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 072, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 6, 2011, newspaper, February 6, 2011; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229388/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.