Clark County School Board to look at slashing $120 million from budget

The Clark County School Board will look at slashing $120 million from its tentative budget for the 2009-10 school year when it meets at 4 p.m. today.

The recommended budget cuts are:

—Cutting 260 administrative positions, saving $32 million

—Cutting central and regional administration budgets, saving $3.5 million

—Eliminating early retirement incentives, saving $2.5 million

—Not saving $22 million from end of year fund balance

—Reducing administrative positions at secondary schools, saving $2.7 million

—Cutting teacher mentors, $2.7 million

—Cutting teacher purchasing cards, $4 million

—Cutting 15 percent from athletic programs, mostly in game scheduling reductions, $1.7 million

—Ending block scheduling, $11 million

—Cutting AVID, student support program $2 million

—Reducing school staffing allocations, $27.1 million

—Reducing school support staff, $2 million

—Replacing permanent substitute teachers with substitutes, $6.8 million

—$5 million in cuts still be disclosed

In addition, a committee of principals will also be asked to recommend an “activity fee” for school revenue. Staffing cuts could result in class size increases.

The recommended cuts are tentative since the school board has until June 30 to approve the budget.