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15-Plus Suggestions to the Franklin Public Schools |
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for Saving Tax Dollars in the 2008-09 SY Budget and Beyond |
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Every form used by the district should be put on the staff intranet in a |
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shared directory. All old copies of forms should be destroyed. |
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Forms should be printed on an as-needed basis and updated yearly. |
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If a District employee does not know how to access staff intranet, provide mandatory training. |
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Spend less money on the District newsletter mailed out. |
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They are glossy, they are pretty…but we are not hanging them up. |
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I can guarantee that many people are not even reading them. |
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Ask and you shall receive…. |
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Make sure all newsletters are being mailed and/or emailed to all Franklin businesses. |
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Include an insert with a list of special equipment needed by the District or schools. |
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Salaries/compensation are the main expenditures for the District. |
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Teachers are needed here every day. Subs are an added cost. |
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Review the sub call-in program. Is it automatic or manual?
Manual is more efficient. |
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Make sure subs are utilized as best as possible and if they are called |
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for a full day they are actually subbing…not doing other tasks like |
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copying, stapling, sorting, busywork, etc. |
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The District should offer an incentive program with an attendance |
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bonus to discourage excessive absences, for teachers with |
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perfect attendance, at the end of each quarter. This may save on substitute costs. |
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Teachers should schedule training or conferences on days |
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when students are not present, and substitutes are not necessary, whenever possible. |
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Have Staff Development providers come to the District to provide training instead of teachers going out for training, whenever possible, to save |
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on expenses. Use Administrators and as mentors to provide training |
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for Staff Development. |
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Issue "Golden Tickets" to seniors or retirement-age taxpayers in the |
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District, giving them free admittance to student sporting events and drama events. Record their attendance and recruit those active citizens as |
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volunteers in schools. |
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Hire a retired teacher to do Grant writing. Make sure all timelines are met for Grants. Make sure no Grant funds go unused. |
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Sell any of the land the District owns that we are positive we will |
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not use for development. We will bring in revenue, and put the property back on the tax rolls. |
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Is there a payroll processing service /vendor capable of doing payroll for |
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the District as well or better for a lower cost? Investigate. |
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Insist upon everyone...the Board, the Superintendent...everyone |
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else in the District, giving receipts for every reimbursement. |
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Make sure every child who is eligible for free and reduced lunch is signed up for the program. |
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Review special education transportation to ensure that only students who |
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are specifically required to be on special education busses are |
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riding them. Perhaps a child in speech therapy may be assigned |
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to a special education bus in error and may be able to ride a regular |
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school bus. Or, perhaps an IEP may have transportation written |
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under related services in error when the child should be riding a regular bus. |
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More students in the District means more money. |
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Plus, don't we want all of our students being educated? |
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Work harder on getting our truants back in school. Must we |
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work harder together with law enforcement? Use our social workers? |
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Accidents cause the District money in Workers Compensation |
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claims. Provide incentives to staff for accident/incident free periods of time. |
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Provide safety programs in areas that are high-risk such as |
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maintenance and food service. |
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