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The following information is the Superintendent’s proposed budget (Updated as of 3/18/2025):

Level Funded:
$17,591,220

This is based on last year’s budget and the proposed implications if no additional funding is approved.

Impact

  • 28 positions across the district will be cut
  • Increased class size across K-12
  • No new curriculum materials and no assessment tools
  • No replacement of curriculum
    consumables (math and reading
    workbooks)
  • Elimination of most after-school clubs (musicals, drama, band, chorus, math and science)
  • Penn Brook grade levels will be reduced to 4 classrooms
  • Elimination of multiple sports
  • No technology resources, including no new management tools
  • Fee increase for active sports
  • Reduction of custodial and maintenance staff, resulting in a lack of building cleanliness
  • Inability to replace failing maintenance/custodial equipment

Click here for a full breakdown of Staffing Implications

28 Positions Eliminated:

  • Georgetown Middle High School
    • 1 Teacher, Guidance Counselor
    • 1 Teacher, Executive Function
    • 1 Teacher, Special Education
    • 1 Paraprofessional
    • 2 Teacher , GHS Business
    • 1 Teacher, ELA
    • 1 Teacher, Social Studies
    • 1 Teacher, Mathematics
    • 1 Teacher, Science
    • 1 Custodian, night time
    • 1 Secretary, full year
    • 1 Athletic Director
  • Perley Pre-School
    • 1 Coordinator
    • 1 Speech & Language Teacher
  • Penn Brook Elementary
    • 1 Secretary
    • 1 Kindergarten teacher
    • 1 Grade 3 teacher
    • 1 Grade 5 teacher
    • 1 library tech
    • 2 Paraprofessionals
    • 1 part-time custodian
    • 1 physical education teacher
    • 1 tutor
  • District Offices
    • 1 Maintenance employee
    • 1 Electrician
    • No summer help
    • Central Office reorg

Full Impact Breakdown
  • No new curriculum materials
  • No assessment tools to help understand who our students are
  • No replacement of curriculum consumables (math and reading workbooks)
  • At the MSHS electives, Advanced Placement and content area leveled classes will be reduced and/or eliminated
  • Elimination of most after-school clubs including musicals, drama, band, chorus, math and science
  • Penn Brook grade levels will be reduced to 4 classrooms
  • Increased class size across K-12
  • Slashing school and department’s supply accounts
  • Elimination of volleyball, golf, lacrosse, track and cross country
  • No JV2 teams
  • Significant fee increase for active sports
  • Elimination of technology resources including staff management tools
  • Delayed response for technology help desk tickets
  • Increase vigilance to internet protection – cybersecurity risks
  • Reduction in custodial & maintenance staff
  • Building cleanliness will suffer daily and annually
  • Building maintenance requests and scheduled preventive maintenance will be extremely limited
  • Increased costs associated with hiring outside vendors (electrician)
  • Failing maintenance and custodial equipment will not be replaced
  • Field and grounds will receive less care
  • Response to snow storms (plowing and shoveling) will be slower

Needs Based:
$20,701,237

This accounts for an additional $3,182,017 in funding.

Impact

  • Maintain smaller Class sizes
  • Continue to modernize our approach to teaching and learning allow students access to high quality instruction and materials
  • Maintain current staffing numbers
  • Strengthen a coherent Professional
    Development Plan
  • Maintain class offerings
  • Increase Special Education staff by two
  • Fund the Athletic Director and coaches
  • Replace aging supplies and technology
  • Update school security access, including security cameras
  • Increase specialized reading and math intervention
  • Begin replacement program for aging floor scrubbers and bathroom cleaning machines
  • Create a Coordinator of Innovative
    Practice
  • Funding existing clubs at GMHS

Full Impact Breakdown
  • Maintain smaller class sizes
  • Ability to meet the unique needs of our students through specialized instruction, interventions and enrichment
  • Continue to modernize our approach to teaching and learning allow students access to high quality instruction and materials
  • Strong communication and engagement with the community implementing the strategic plan
  • Building a strong school culture engaging students, families, and faculty Preschool – 5th Grade
  • Maintain current staffing numbers
  • Develop specialized programming to prevent out-of-district placements
  • Part time tutors for targeted intervention and acceleration
  • Maintains class offerings
  • Funding existing clubs at GMHS
  • Create a Coordinator of Innovative Practices
  • Increase Special Education staff (2)
  • Replace aging microscopes and kiln
  • Fund the Athletic Director and coaches
  • Fund athletic uniforms and equipment