Portland School Committee

Finance Subcommittee

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

CBHS, Room 250

MINUTES

In attendance: Jeanne Whynot-Vickers, Peter Eginton, Jaimey Caron, Herbert Hopkins,

Sarah Thompson, Robert O’Brien, and Kate Snyder

1. Approval of Minutes from 11/13/08

· Minutes were approved as written.

2. Update from Interim Superintendent regarding State Budget Cuts

· 1,836,816 DOE curtailment; 234,000 City curtailment

a. Impact differentiated instruction

b. Impact and potentially lose lower level students

c. Be wary of economic situations

d. Conserve and identify efficiencies

e. Avoid lay offs

f. Continue to watch funding streams

g. Encourage staff to work together

h. There will be sacrifices and compromises

i. Known savings

i. Wages – 900,000

ii. Benefits – 400,000

iii. Substitutes – 40,000

iv. ADE 5% freeze – 73,000

v. Position freezes – 67,000

vi. Maintenance – 100,000

vii. Ed planning – 5,000

viii. IT – 7,700

ix. Multilingual – 2,500

j. Possible savings?

x. Health at Lincoln - 45,000

xi. Read 180 at Lincoln – 45,000

xii. Athletics Spring

1. Middle – 45,000

2. High – 194,000

xiii. Co-Curricular - ?

xiv. Furlow Days – 1 = 180,000; 2 = 360,000

xv. ADE additional 5% - 73,000

xvi. Tuition – 105,000

xvii. Efficiencies

1. Building useage

2. Electricity

xviii. Staff development

xix. Examine charges using space

2. Jeanne will go to the board with both lists.
3. Encouraged to group to do as much as possible to cut costs.

3. FY10 Budget Development Timeline – To be discussed at a later meeting

4. Adjournment - Meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.