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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Two Public Forums Wednesday on School Budget Cuts

The meetings will be held at the senior center and the R.B. Chamberlin Middle School auditorium on Wednesday

The Twinsburg City School District will have $6 million worth decisions to make, and it will need help from the community. The final two public forums to present potential budget reduction options and hear from residents will be Wednesday. The first will be at the Twinsburg Senior Center at 9:30 a.m. and in the R.B. Chamberlin Middle School auditorium at 7 p.m. Superintendent Kathryn Powers hopes to both present the options the district is looking at and hear input from the community. The goals of both the school board and administration are to be transparent with this entire process to the community and to get feedback from parents and residents. "We have a lot of questions yet ourselves," Powers said in December. "We're interested in …

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Public Forum Tonight on Twinsburg Schools Budget Cuts

The meeting will be held at the R.B. Chamberlin Middle School auditorium tonight at 7 p.m.

The Twinsburg City School District will have some big decisions to make, and they will need help from the community. The first of two public forums to present potential budget reduction options and hear from residents is tonight at 7 p.m. in the R.B. Chamberlin Middle School auditorium. Superintendent Kathryn Powers hopes to both present the options they are looking at and hear input from the community. The goals of both the school board and administration are to be transparent with this entire process to the community and to get feedback from parents and residents. "We have alot of questions yet ourselves," Powers said. "We're interested in hearing from the community." The list of reduction options features six categories that encompass …

Monday, December 5, 2011

Cutting Costs Will Likely Mean Job Losses for Twinsburg City Schools

Reductions in district personnel are approximately $4.1 million

As the Twinsburg City School District examines options to reduce its budget, cuts to personnel, including teachers, could be on the horizon. These cuts could amount to $4.1 million. Superintendent Kathryn Powers, along with the administration and school board, put together a list of possible budget reductions and cost saving measures that could save the district $6 million for the 2012-13 school year. She emphasized that these are just possibilities at this time and that nothing is concrete. There are three personnel categories the district will look at in making cuts: certified personnel (educators), classified and support staff, and administrative employees. “It’s going to be a matter of stepping outside of our comfort level, stepping …

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