Lorain City Schools

Cost Reduction/Consolidation
Options
Dr. Cheryl Atkinson
Superintendent/CEO

December 9, 2009
Option #1 Close Masson

 Eliminate all regular preschool

 Including Lakeview and Rice

 Relocate Special Education

Preschool to existing space
 Relocate Digital Academy to
existing space
Option #1 Cost Savings Preschool
Staff
Principal (1)
Nurse (1)
Teachers(10)
Secretary(1)
Custodian(1)
Cleaners (2)
Aides (2)
Subtotal Staff $1,300,000.00
Utilities $ 87,000.00
Grand Total $1,387,000.00
Option #2 High School
Consolidation to one Site (LAK)
Staff
Principal(1)
Asst. Principals(2)
Teachers (15)
Secretary(2)
Receptionist(1)
Operator(1)
Nurse(1)
Security(2)
Cleaners(5)
Custodians(2)

Total Reduction 32
Subtotal Staff $2,060,000.00
Option #2 Continued

Utilities $265,000.00
Academic Supplementals $144,000.00
Athletic (Includes $350,000.00
Supplementals, transportation
Equipment)

Grand Total $2,819,000.00

Grand total could change based on transportation
needs.
Option #3 Relocations

Close Whittier-move to
Southview (contingent upon
high school consolidation)
Close Lowell-move to Lincoln
Close Irving-move to
Hawthorne
Option #4 Education Service
Personnel –District Wide
Nurses (4)
Two already accounted for at Masson and High School
Counselors (3)
Media Clerks (7)
Teachers
Art (9)
Music (3)
PE (8)
Total Staff Reduction 32
Cost Savings $1,900,000.00
Option #5 Elementary/Middle
Regular Education Teachers RIF
Elementary Teachers-1/25 Ratio
35 General Fund Teaching Positions
Middle School Teachers- 1/25 Ratio
17 General Fund Teaching Positions

Total Reduction 52

Cost Savings $4,103,000.00

Subject to scheduling and student school

assignments.
Total Staff Reduction in Force

Staff
Total 134 $9,363,000.00

Less Unemployment $4,853,000.00

Total Savings $4,510,000.00

Option #6 Other Cost Savings
 Textbooks
 Supplemental Reductions
 Deferred Bldg.Repairs
 Eliminate Vehicle Replacement
 Direct Deposit
 Life Insurance
 Central Office
5% Salary Reductions
(Including Superintendent and Treasurer)

Total Savings $855,000.00

Grand Total

 Grand Total Cost Reductions

 Salaries $4,510,000.00

 Other $1,701,000.00

 Total $6,211,000.00
Possibilities

 Wage Freeze $ 1,700,000.00

 5% District Wide Reduction

 Less central office previously accounted for
$ 2,500,000.00

Total $ 4,200,000.00
 Year 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007- 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
2008
Reading/ELA 4-5 6,11 --- K-8 Elements Lit.
$320,944.79 $140,677.85 SFA 7-12
$1,225,149.72 $152,676.26
English Novels
$3,319.80
Math K-6, 10 Algebra II Trig. --- K-6 Geometry
k-12 $276,174.77 $46,761.00 $15,000.00 Simple Algebra
Solutions Pre-Algebra
$125,00.00 $78,138.42

Science K-6 7-12 --- Forensics Anatomy

K-12 $540.402.00 $330,451.30 $5424.24 Physiology
Health
$10,848.14
Soc. St. 9 7 --- World & 7&8
K-12 $64,852.00 $53,232.00 US Soc. St.
Studies 11th
$49,173.55 Government
Arts --- Arts9-12
$4,370.00
Music 12
$2,619.94
College and $81,594.90 --- Medical
professional $12,680.00
Pathways Tech.
$14,196.75
Criminal
$1,729.69
Foreign --- Pre-Mandarin French
Language $2300.00 Spanish
Mandarin I
$932.25
Total $661,971.56 $809,435.30 $345,451.30 --- $1,625,00.00 $355,089.24
General General fund General ---- Title Grant funded
Fund Fund Funds $97,110.87
General Funds
$257,978.37