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The impact is HUGE. Here are just a few of the ways these major
budget cuts may impact the West Bloomfield School district:
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OVERALL SCHOOL CHANGES
- Reduction in number of teachers and staff throughout the school district
- Increased class sizes
- Change in schedule at the high school
- Decrease in class offerings at middle school and high school
- Change in selection of specials at elementary schools
- Elimination of elementary school band and strings
- Elimination of non-mandatory special education services
LESS EQUIPMENT
- Elimination of text book purchasing
- Less online media resources
- Less band materials including uniforms, sheet music and instruments
- Postponement of new computer purchases or other technical repair
LESS PROGRAMS
- Elimination of English as a Second Language, the Reading Recovery Program,
and the Pine Tree/RAP Program
- Reduction in staffing, equipment, and transportation for the sports teams
- Decrease in number of clubs, teacher sponsors of clubs, and field trips
AND MORE!
- Implementation of walking distances
- Outsourcing of services
- Reduction in administration and other school employees
- Decrease in services by the District Media Center
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