School trustee defends Evergreen closure
March 29, 2011

by Tim Bertling

Boundary County School District 101 Trustee

 

One of the hardest decisions I’ve had to help make was the closing of Evergreen school.  I went there when I was a child from grades 1 to 4. My children also went there. My son missed out on his fifth grade year with the closure.

 

The decision was made to save money. Was it good for kids? No. Will they get a good education? Yes. When the state keeps cutting, the board has to took everywhere.

 

There are some things we have to keep doing, like plowing the snow in the driveway at the school and keeping minimal power on for insurance reasons.

 

 So here are the savings, take them for what you may:

 

 

 

 

 

2 Teacher Positions Eliminated:

$100,000

 

 

     (Consolidated Classrooms)

 

 

 

Classified Personnel:

 

 

 

 

   Secretary

 

$15,124

 

 

   Custodian

 

$20,517

 

 

   Kitchen Staff

 

$14,137

 

 

   Classroom Aide

 

$6,598

 

 

   Computer/Library

 

$8,425

 

 

 

 

$64,801

 

 

 

Benefits:

$12,960

 

 

 

Health

$19,274

 

 

Total Salary & Benefits:

 

$97,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities & Ground Maintenance

$22,689

 

 

Food Service (Includes sub costs)

$9,600

 

 

Maintenance & Custodial Supplies, etc

$13,624

 

 

Transportation-eliminated 1 bus route

 

 

 

     and consolidated another one.

$41,000

 

 

 

 

$283,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evergreen ADA - Revenue

 

 

 

Kindergarten

ADA

Divisor

Units

 

2009-10

16.41

minimum

0.6

 

2010-11

16.41

40

0.41

 

Difference in K units:

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009-10

 

 

 

 

Grades 1-5

76.99

16.00

4.81

 

2010-11

 

 

 

 

Grades 1-3

51.02

20.00

2.55

 

Grades 4-5

25.67

23.00

1.12

 

 

 

Total Units:

3.67

 

Difference in units Grades 1-5:

 

1.14

 

Total Reduction in Units

 

 

1.33

 

Total Loss in Revenue:

 

$85,000

$113,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Savings Closing Evergreen:

 

$170,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other savings include library books, fewer computers, reduced

 

bulk supplies, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please attend the community meeting Thursday, April 21 at 6 p.m. at the Becker Auditorium.