Mam’k schools could lay off 54 employees
There was a pretty big crowd last night to listen to Mamaroneck schools superintendent Paul Fried talk about tough budget cuts he recommends for next year.
Fried recommended making around $7.5 million in cuts that bounce around several ideas that are bound to create some conversation in the community such as laying off 54 employees, going from full day to half day kindergarten and take away district funding for after school activities such as school plays.
Here is an outline of Fried’s presentation. The Board of Education is going to hold a similar meeting to talk about these ideas further on Feb. 9.
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Mam’k proposes school cuts without touching full-day kindergarten
February
8Many parents have been up in arms after Superintendent Paul Fried last week proposed changing some elementary schools to half-day kindergarten. I spoke with many of them over the weekend that said something like that would make them consider moving out of the district, in light of all the tough budget cuts the school district has made year after year.
Well now, the school district put out a memo to parents today saying a budget proposal will be presented tomorrow that won’t touch full-day kindergarten classes.
“The Board will continue to explore additional options and refine options already offered,” the memo said. ” An additional elementary option that does not reduce kindergarten to a half day program will be presented. The Board will have an opportunity to consider this new option along with those previously discussed.”
What that proposal is remains to be seen. I’ll have a story in Tuesday’s paper talking about this in detail.
The tuesday school budget meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the McClain Auditorium of Mamaroneck High School.