tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128553757798379765.post8631677258413809101..comments2019-05-16T20:06:23.909-07:00Comments on Sylvan School District Fiscal Conversations: Invitation to Submit Budget SuggestionsJohn Halversonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16674328081325359420noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128553757798379765.post-56602926102882852042009-03-08T23:23:00.000-07:002009-03-08T23:23:00.000-07:00How about giving up some holiday pay? It would wor...How about giving up some holiday pay? It would work as a sort of invisible furlough. Have holiday pay eliminated from a few holidays a year, and put back when/if things get better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128553757798379765.post-42947086009273781162009-02-28T16:47:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:47:00.000-08:001. Break all job classifications down into 25% chu...1. Break all job classifications down into 25% chunks.<BR/><BR/>2. Put each 25% chunk into a group comprised of people from other classifications, and give each group an easily remembered number name (1,2,3,4) or color. (Blue, Red, Green, Yellow)<BR/><BR/>3. Assign the resulting group a week each month, i.e. first, second third, fourth, etc. <BR/><BR/>4. Pick a day of the week as a Furlough Day. (Wednesday, for example)<BR/><BR/>5. Print a calendar showing that the first Wednesday of every month, Group 1 is off, and on the second Wednesday of every month, it's Group 2's turn, and so on...<BR/><BR/>We'll end up with what amounts to one complete district workforce furlough day each month, without having to shut the district down to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128553757798379765.post-77393771819031875252009-02-28T16:17:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:17:00.000-08:00Furlough days would be a better option than a perc...Furlough days would be a better option than a percentage pay cut because it will spread the hit over all classifications and it'll be a lot easier to get the working days put back on the calendar than getting percentages added back to the pay scale. Classified pay has been going backwards for several years anyway, but there's no sense giving up more ground unless we can get it back later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128553757798379765.post-80082196202365006952009-02-27T11:30:00.000-08:002009-02-27T11:30:00.000-08:00I read this morning in the paper that Modesto City...I read this morning in the paper that Modesto City Union members were "shocked" by the $11 million in cuts they would need to endure. Thank you for having the decency to forewarn us of the probable cuts we will face. It is better to be informed and prepared than to be blind-sided.<BR/><BR/>I see that there are two solutions to this problem:<BR/><BR/>1. <B> Everyone hurts a little, so no one gets hurt a lot. </B><BR/>--If everyone, including administration, certificated, and classified would take a pay cut, we can keep all of our programs. This would be my choice.<BR/><BR/>2. <B> The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. </B> Some will have to be let go so that others can continue unharmed. If this is the chosen path, I hope that you can keep some small amount of music at the elementary level.<BR/><BR/>I do not envy you for the choices you must make, but I understand why it is neccessary.Damon Hunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654266067326780640noreply@blogger.com