The Flint school board sent lay-off notices to almost all of their superintendents, principals, and other administrators, according to the Flint Journal. Linda Thompson, the paper said, was the only administrator who did not receive a notice.
From the Flint Journal:
The move comes as the district wrestles with projected revenues of $20 million to $25 million less than projected expenditures for the 2011-12 school year. The measure is something of a technicality, a precaution that allows the district flexibility when the time comes to decide how many administrators will stay on board, said Thompson. Thompson said its hard to predict when the district will know precisely what it's revenues for next year will be and how many administrators will be called back. "When are they going to settle what's happening at the state level?" she asked.
School districts across the state are anxiously awaiting state budget decisions in Lansing.
In the past few years, the districts have had to make fiscal decisions with no firm guidance from legislators in Lansing while they haggled over the state's budget well past fiscal planning deadlines.
Governor Rick Snyder hopes to change that. He's set a deadline of May 31st for legislators to settle on the budget.
The Flint Journal reports on cuts expected, "Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed budget includes a $300 per-pupil cut to school aid that comes on top of an already-planned $170 cut. Factoring in an expected rise in rates schools pay to a state retirement pool and districts across Michigan are expecting $700 less per student next year."
