The Pasco County School Board anticipates a $60 million budget shortfall for 2011-12. No decisions have been made on where to cut, but the school district developed a list to show how much it could save with the elimination of a variety of jobs or programs.
Eliminate all administrators - $25.8 million
Eliminate middle school athletics - $396,416
Eliminate high school athletics - $1.3 million
Eliminate music programs - $5.8 million
Eliminate band supplements/uniforms - $143,083
Eliminate art programs - $4.7 million
Switch to four-day school week - $3.2 million
Eliminate media specialists - $4.2 million
Eliminate technology specialists - $3.4 million
Eliminate guidance counselors - $7.5 million
Eliminate literacy coaches - $3.2 million
Eliminate student achievement coaches - $1.8 million
Eliminate school nurses - $1.7 million
Eliminate school psychologists - $2.2 million
Eliminate teachers needed for full class-size compliance - $9 million
Eliminate school social workers - $1.6 million
Eliminate driver education - $430,000
Eliminate behavior specialists - $3 million
Ronnie Blair
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